Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Grassland — Burned Area
Papua New Guinea
25,136 ha
in 2024
Rwanda
35,816 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
63rd
Rwanda rank
60th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 35,816 ha against 25,136 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 10,680 ha.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd and Rwanda ranks 60th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,167 ha | 13,260 ha | 10,907 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 39,905 ha | 15,727 ha | 24,177 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 40,512 ha | 30,824 ha | 9,688 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 29,205 ha | 30,482 ha | 1,277 ha | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 35,816 ha against 25,136 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 10,680 ha, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd and Rwanda ranks 60th 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.