Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Other forest — Burned Area

Bulgaria
838.48 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1,154 ha
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
52nd
Papua New Guinea rank
49th

Other forest — Burned Area over time

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

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,154 ha against 838.48 ha in Bulgaria, a difference of 315.52 ha.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 52nd 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 Bulgaria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 879.61 ha 14,054 ha 13,174 ha Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,185 ha 2,748 ha 1,563 ha Papua New Guinea
2010s 589.21 ha 4,643 ha 4,053 ha Papua New Guinea
2020s 374.11 ha 2,338 ha 1,964 ha Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1,154 ha against 838.48 ha in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
315.52 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for other forest — burned area?
Bulgaria ranks 52nd 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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