Cuba vs Papua New Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Cuba
6,101 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,545 ha
in 2024
Cuba rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Cuba
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,545 ha against 6,101 ha in Cuba, a difference of 1,444 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cuba ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,316 ha | 154,135 ha | 147,820 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7,417 ha | 20,731 ha | 13,314 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5,247 ha | 23,011 ha | 17,764 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10,045 ha | 8,361 ha | 1,684 ha | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7,545 ha against 6,101 ha in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,444 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Cuba ranks 42nd 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.