Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area)
Malawi
0.0108 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0073 ha per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0108 ha per person against 0.0073 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0035 ha per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0319 ha per person | 0.0273 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0238 ha per person | 0.0257 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.017 ha per person | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 0.0108 ha per person against 0.0073 ha per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0035 ha per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.