Benin vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area
Benin
60,153 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
64,696 ha
in 2024
Benin rank
48th
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Benin
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 64,696 ha against 60,153 ha in Benin, a difference of 4,543 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 221 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 726,319 ha | 58,386 ha | 667,934 ha | Benin |
| 2000s | 672,282 ha | 85,322 ha | 586,960 ha | Benin |
| 2010s | 267,716 ha | 87,197 ha | 180,518 ha | Benin |
| 2020s | 129,102 ha | 65,664 ha | 63,439 ha | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Benin or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 64,696 ha against 60,153 ha in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Benin and Papua New Guinea?
- 4,543 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Benin ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.