Mexico vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Mexico
0.3499 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.5152 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Mexico
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5152 ha per square kilometre against 0.3499 ha per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.1653 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3282 ha per square kilometre | 0.2676 ha per square kilometre | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.4048 ha per square kilometre | 0.365 ha per square kilometre | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.3742 ha per square kilometre | 0.3598 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.3171 ha per square kilometre | 0.2461 ha per square kilometre | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Mexico or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.5152 ha per square kilometre against 0.3499 ha per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1653 ha per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 38th 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.