Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea: Other forest — Burned Area

Bahamas
1,114 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1,154 ha
in 2024
Bahamas rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th

Other forest — Burned Area over time

  • Bahamas
  • Papua New Guinea
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,154 ha against 1,114 ha in Bahamas, a difference of 40 ha.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bahamas ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 219 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 2,310 ha 14,054 ha 11,743 ha Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,232 ha 2,748 ha 1,516 ha Papua New Guinea
2010s 565.52 ha 4,643 ha 4,077 ha Papua New Guinea
2020s 291.29 ha 2,338 ha 2,047 ha Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, Bahamas or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1,154 ha against 1,114 ha in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
40 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for other forest — burned area?
Bahamas ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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