Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Savanna — Burned Area
Papua New Guinea
64,696 ha
in 2024
Thailand
63,921 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Thailand rank
46th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 64,696 ha against 63,921 ha in Thailand, a difference of 775 ha.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 46th of 221 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,386 ha | 104,482 ha | 46,096 ha | Thailand |
| 2000s | 85,322 ha | 211,376 ha | 126,055 ha | Thailand |
| 2010s | 87,197 ha | 139,784 ha | 52,587 ha | Thailand |
| 2020s | 65,664 ha | 81,878 ha | 16,214 ha | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
- Papua New Guinea, at 64,696 ha against 63,921 ha in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 775 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 46th 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.