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
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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.