Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Grassland — Burned Area
Bulgaria
18,296 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
25,136 ha
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
65th
Papua New Guinea rank
63rd
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Bulgaria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25,136 ha against 18,296 ha in Bulgaria, a difference of 6,840 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 65th 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 | Bulgaria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,165 ha | 24,167 ha | 20,002 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 11,051 ha | 39,905 ha | 28,854 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5,216 ha | 40,512 ha | 35,296 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 6,906 ha | 29,205 ha | 22,299 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25,136 ha against 18,296 ha in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 6,840 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Bulgaria ranks 65th 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.