Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area

Indonesia
64,634 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
76,879 ha
in 2024
Indonesia rank
52nd
Papua New Guinea rank
49th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time

  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 76,879 ha against 64,634 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 12,245 ha.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

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

Indonesia ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 221 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 410,619 ha 121,186 ha 289,433 ha Indonesia
2000s 698,547 ha 165,295 ha 533,252 ha Indonesia
2010s 606,825 ha 162,919 ha 443,907 ha Indonesia
2020s 189,858 ha 104,533 ha 85,325 ha Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 76,879 ha against 64,634 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
12,245 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
Indonesia ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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