Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Indonesia
80,986 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
102,014 ha
in 2024
Indonesia rank
65th
Papua New Guinea rank
62nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 102,014 ha against 80,986 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 21,028 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 65th and Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd of 221 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 462,475 ha | 147,769 ha | 314,706 ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 761,554 ha | 205,394 ha | 556,160 ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 668,060 ha | 203,474 ha | 464,586 ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 216,084 ha | 133,742 ha | 82,342 ha | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 102,014 ha against 80,986 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 21,028 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Indonesia ranks 65th and Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.