Papua New Guinea vs Portugal: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Papua New Guinea
76,879 ha
in 2024
Portugal
101,037 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Portugal rank
47th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 101,037 ha against 76,879 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 24,158 ha.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Portugal ranks 47th 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 | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,186 ha | 68,898 ha | 52,288 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 165,295 ha | 71,894 ha | 93,401 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 162,919 ha | 75,589 ha | 87,330 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 104,533 ha | 42,880 ha | 61,653 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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 101,037 ha against 76,879 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
- 24,158 ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Portugal rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Portugal ranks 47th 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.