Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Papua New Guinea
0.5152 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.5474 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
35th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.5474 ha per square kilometre against 0.5152 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0322 ha per square kilometre.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 188 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2676 ha per square kilometre 4.84 ha per square kilometre 4.58 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.365 ha per square kilometre 1.52 ha per square kilometre 1.16 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 0.3598 ha per square kilometre 1.23 ha per square kilometre 0.868 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 0.2461 ha per square kilometre 0.4902 ha per square kilometre 0.2441 ha per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.5474 ha per square kilometre against 0.5152 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
0.0322 ha per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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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Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.