Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Mali
64,785 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
76,879 ha
in 2024
Mali rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Mali
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 76,879 ha against 64,785 ha in Mali, a difference of 12,094 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 million ha | 121,186 ha | 1.58 million ha | Mali |
| 2000s | 526,532 ha | 165,295 ha | 361,237 ha | Mali |
| 2010s | 132,134 ha | 162,919 ha | 30,784 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 69,574 ha | 104,533 ha | 34,958 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Mali or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 76,879 ha against 64,785 ha in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 12,094 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Mali ranks 51st 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.