Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning annual
Melanesia
-28.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-25.06 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning annual over time
- Melanesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -25.06 % change on previous year against -28.41 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 3.35 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Melanesia ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 97 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -21.2 % change on previous year | -20.95 % change on previous year | 0.2579 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 41.89 % change on previous year | 49.65 % change on previous year | 7.76 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.81 % change on previous year | 18.14 % change on previous year | 7.33 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 17.16 % change on previous year | 18.08 % change on previous year | 0.9165 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry), Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -25.06 % change on previous year against -28.41 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.35 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry)?
- Melanesia ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.