New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita

New Zealand
0.0001 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0001 ha per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
46th

Other forest — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0050.010.015199020072024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0001 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 ha per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

New Zealand ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 ha per person 0.0029 ha per person 0.0029 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0001 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0001 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0001 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per capita, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
New Zealand, at 0.0001 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per capita between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
0 ha per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for other forest — burned area, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.