Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
0.0115 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0132 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
South Africa rank
31st
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0132 ha per square kilometre against 0.0115 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0017 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 31st of 186 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0132 ha per square kilometre against 0.0115 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.0017 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 31st 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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About this data
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.