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

Malawi
0.0097 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0061 ha per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th

Savanna — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
00.010.020.03199020072024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0097 ha per person against 0.0061 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0036 ha per person.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0241 ha per person 0.0133 ha per person 0.0108 ha per person Malawi
2000s 0.0206 ha per person 0.0132 ha per person 0.0074 ha per person Malawi
2010s 0.0153 ha per person 0.0102 ha per person 0.0052 ha per person Malawi
2020s 0.011 ha per person 0.0064 ha per person 0.0046 ha per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per capita, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Malawi, at 0.0097 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 Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
0.0036 ha per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna — burned area, per capita?
Malawi ranks 35th 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.