Argentina vs Papua New Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Argentina
7,134 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,545 ha
in 2024
Argentina rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Argentina
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,545 ha against 7,134 ha in Argentina, a difference of 411 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,128 ha | 154,135 ha | 56,007 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 56,708 ha | 20,731 ha | 35,977 ha | Argentina |
| 2010s | 42,174 ha | 23,011 ha | 19,162 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 69,539 ha | 8,361 ha | 61,178 ha | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Argentina or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7,545 ha against 7,134 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 411 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Argentina ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.