Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-62.77 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-62.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
124th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -62.24 % change on previous year against -62.77 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.53 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.43 % change on previous year | 29.88 % change on previous year | 11.45 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 82.84 % change on previous year | 17.15 % change on previous year | 65.7 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -15.24 % change on previous year | 41.01 % change on previous year | 56.25 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -14.21 % change on previous year | 13.54 % change on previous year | 27.75 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -62.24 % change on previous year against -62.77 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.53 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.