Mexico vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Mexico
0.1926 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.2146 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Mexico
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2146 ha per square kilometre against 0.1926 ha per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.022 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1195 ha per square kilometre | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2017 ha per square kilometre | 0.1884 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.2111 ha per square kilometre | 0.1925 ha per square kilometre | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.1731 ha per square kilometre | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Mexico or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.2146 ha per square kilometre against 0.1926 ha per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.022 ha per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 40th 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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About this data
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.