Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Pakistan
93,261 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
102,014 ha
in 2024
Pakistan rank
63rd
Papua New Guinea rank
62nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 102,014 ha against 93,261 ha in Pakistan, a difference of 8,753 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd of 221 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,453 ha | 147,769 ha | 132,315 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 18,786 ha | 205,394 ha | 186,608 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 20,054 ha | 203,474 ha | 183,420 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 52,502 ha | 133,742 ha | 81,240 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 102,014 ha against 93,261 ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 8,753 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Pakistan ranks 63rd 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.