Argentina vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Argentina
0.2305 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.2146 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th

Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Argentina
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.2305 ha per square kilometre against 0.2146 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0159 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2574 ha per square kilometre 0.1289 ha per square kilometre 0.1285 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 0.498 ha per square kilometre 0.1884 ha per square kilometre 0.3096 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 0.3518 ha per square kilometre 0.1925 ha per square kilometre 0.1593 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 0.5388 ha per square kilometre 0.1455 ha per square kilometre 0.3933 ha per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Argentina or Papua New Guinea?
Argentina, at 0.2305 ha per square kilometre against 0.2146 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
0.0159 ha per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.