Italy vs Papua New Guinea: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Italy
0.0091 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0115 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd

Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Papua New Guinea
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0115 ha per square kilometre against 0.0091 ha per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0024 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Italy ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0092 ha per square kilometre 0.031 ha per square kilometre 0.0218 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0092 ha per square kilometre 0.0061 ha per square kilometre 0.0031 ha per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.0082 ha per square kilometre 0.0103 ha per square kilometre 0.002 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0134 ha per square kilometre 0.0058 ha per square kilometre 0.0076 ha per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Italy or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0115 ha per square kilometre against 0.0091 ha per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Italy and Papua New Guinea?
0.0024 ha per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Papua New Guinea rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Other forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.