Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Papua New Guinea
76,879 ha
in 2024
Peru
70,369 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Peru rank
50th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 76,879 ha against 70,369 ha in Peru, a difference of 6,510 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Peru ranks 50th of 221 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,186 ha | 15,089 ha | 106,097 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 165,295 ha | 18,452 ha | 146,843 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 162,919 ha | 28,094 ha | 134,824 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 104,533 ha | 37,965 ha | 66,568 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, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Papua New Guinea, at 76,879 ha against 70,369 ha in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 6,510 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Peru ranks 50th 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.