Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area
Ecuador
6,924 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
8,699 ha
in 2024
Ecuador rank
55th
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 8,699 ha against 6,924 ha in Ecuador, a difference of 1,775 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 219 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,380 ha | 168,189 ha | 166,809 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1,229 ha | 23,479 ha | 22,250 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,859 ha | 27,654 ha | 25,795 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,748 ha | 10,700 ha | 7,951 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 8,699 ha against 6,924 ha in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,775 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Ecuador ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.