Belize vs Papua New Guinea: Grassland — Burned Area
Belize
18,998 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
25,136 ha
in 2024
Belize rank
64th
Papua New Guinea rank
63rd
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Belize
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25,136 ha against 18,998 ha in Belize, a difference of 6,138 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 64th and Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd of 220 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,489 ha | 24,167 ha | 17,679 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 8,402 ha | 39,905 ha | 31,503 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 12,334 ha | 40,512 ha | 28,178 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 14,604 ha | 29,205 ha | 14,601 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Belize or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25,136 ha against 18,998 ha in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Belize and Papua New Guinea?
- 6,138 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Papua New Guinea rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Belize ranks 64th and Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — 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.