Papua New Guinea vs Sudan (former): Other forest — Burned Area
Papua New Guinea
1,154 ha
in 2024
Sudan (former)
1,218 ha
in 2011
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Sudan (former) rank
48th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sudan (former)
How they compare
Sudan (former) currently reports 1,218 ha against 1,154 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 64 ha.
That makes Sudan (former)'s figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Sudan (former) ranks 48th of 219 countries.
Sudan (former) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sudan (former) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,054 ha | 284,778 ha | 270,724 ha | Sudan (former) |
| 2000s | 2,748 ha | 80,503 ha | 77,755 ha | Sudan (former) |
| 2010s | 854.95 ha | 1,176 ha | 320.57 ha | Sudan (former) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Papua New Guinea or Sudan (former)?
- Sudan (former), at 1,218 ha against 1,154 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2011.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Papua New Guinea and Sudan (former)?
- 64 ha, with Sudan (former) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sudan (former)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sudan (former) rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Sudan (former) ranks 48th 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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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.