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

Papua New Guinea
0.0073 ha per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0094 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Portugal rank
37th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Portugal
00.020.040.060.08199020072024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0094 ha per person against 0.0073 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0021 ha per person.

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 38th and Portugal ranks 37th of 188 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 0.0273 ha per person 0.0069 ha per person 0.0204 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0257 ha per person 0.0069 ha per person 0.0188 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0187 ha per person 0.0073 ha per person 0.0115 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0102 ha per person 0.0041 ha per person 0.0061 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, Papua New Guinea or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0094 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 Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
0.0021 ha per person, 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, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 37th 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.