Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Chile
0.0006 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0008 ha per person
in 2024
Chile rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0008 ha per person against 0.0006 ha per person in Chile, a difference of 0.0002 ha per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Chile ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.035 ha per person | 0.0327 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0008 ha per person against 0.0006 ha per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0002 ha per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Chile ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.