Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Indonesia
0.3822 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.5152 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5152 ha per square kilometre against 0.3822 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.133 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Indonesia ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2267 ha per square kilometre | 0.2676 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3721 ha per square kilometre | 0.365 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.3232 ha per square kilometre | 0.3598 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.117 ha per square kilometre | 0.2461 ha per square kilometre | 0.1291 ha per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.5152 ha per square kilometre against 0.3822 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.133 ha per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.