Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area)

Guatemala
0.0067 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0073 ha per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) over time

  • Guatemala
  • Papua New Guinea
00.020.040.060.08199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0073 ha per person against 0.0067 ha per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0006 ha per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Guatemala ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 188 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0099 ha per person 0.0273 ha per person 0.0174 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0138 ha per person 0.0257 ha per person 0.0119 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0073 ha per person 0.0187 ha per person 0.0115 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0047 ha per person 0.0102 ha per person 0.0054 ha per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0073 ha per person against 0.0067 ha per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
0.0006 ha per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
Guatemala ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.