Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.0008 ha per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.001 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Zimbabwe rank
38th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.001 ha per person against 0.0008 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 ha per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 186 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.035 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0326 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.001 ha per person against 0.0008 ha per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0002 ha per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 38th 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.