Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Ecuador
349,296 t
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
466,332 t
in 2024
Ecuador rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 466,332 t against 349,296 t in Ecuador, a difference of 117,036 t.
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 56th 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 | 71,585 t | 9.09 million t | 9.02 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 62,520 t | 1.26 million t | 1.20 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 94,891 t | 1.48 million t | 1.38 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 138,942 t | 570,198 t | 431,255 t | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 466,332 t against 349,296 t in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 117,036 t, 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 — burning crop residues?
- Ecuador ranks 56th 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.