Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area
Mali
64,785 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
64,696 ha
in 2024
Mali rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Mali
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mali currently reports 64,785 ha against 64,696 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 89 ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 221 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million ha | 58,386 ha | 1.15 million ha | Mali |
| 2000s | 439,528 ha | 85,322 ha | 354,206 ha | Mali |
| 2010s | 131,974 ha | 87,197 ha | 44,777 ha | Mali |
| 2020s | 69,570 ha | 65,664 ha | 3,907 ha | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Mali or Papua New Guinea?
- Mali, at 64,785 ha against 64,696 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 89 ha, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Mali ranks 44th 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.