Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Namibia
-56.22 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-62.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Namibia rank
119th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -56.22 % change on previous year against -62.24 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 6.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 % change on previous year | 29.88 % change on previous year | 28.59 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.93 % change on previous year | 42.67 % change on previous year | 34.74 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -9.05 % change on previous year | 27.47 % change on previous year | 36.52 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 36.58 % change on previous year | 13.54 % change on previous year | 23.04 % change on previous year | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at -56.22 % change on previous year against -62.24 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 6.02 % change on previous year, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 119th 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.