Papua New Guinea vs Senegal: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Papua New Guinea
0.0222 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0217 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
Senegal rank
39th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Senegal
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0222 ha per square kilometre against 0.0217 ha per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 0.0005 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 39th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3404 ha per square kilometre | 0.1701 ha per square kilometre | 0.1703 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Senegal?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0222 ha per square kilometre against 0.0217 ha per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Senegal?
- 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Senegal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Senegal rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 39th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.