Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita

Madagascar
0.0098 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0061 ha per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th

Savanna — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Papua New Guinea
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0098 ha per person against 0.0061 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0037 ha per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0765 ha per person 0.0133 ha per person 0.0633 ha per person Madagascar
2000s 0.0216 ha per person 0.0132 ha per person 0.0084 ha per person Madagascar
2010s 0.0086 ha per person 0.0102 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0068 ha per person 0.0064 ha per person 0.0003 ha per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per capita, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
Madagascar, at 0.0098 ha per person against 0.0061 ha per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per capita between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
0.0037 ha per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna — burned area, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.