Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area)
Melanesia
-64.71 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-67.05 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
104th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) over time
- Melanesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports -64.71 % change on previous year against -67.05 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.34 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Melanesia ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.52 % change on previous year | 25.9 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 48.57 % change on previous year | 47.16 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 34.76 % change on previous year | 35.84 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 21.2 % change on previous year | 20.94 % change on previous year | 0.2595 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Melanesia, at -64.71 % change on previous year against -67.05 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.34 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.