Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Papua New Guinea
102,014 ha
in 2024
Philippines
89,808 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
62nd
Philippines rank
64th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 102,014 ha against 89,808 ha in Philippines, a difference of 12,206 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd and Philippines ranks 64th of 221 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147,769 ha | 37,040 ha | 110,729 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 205,394 ha | 56,506 ha | 148,889 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 203,474 ha | 62,254 ha | 141,220 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 133,742 ha | 53,169 ha | 80,573 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Papua New Guinea or Philippines?
- Papua New Guinea, at 102,014 ha against 89,808 ha in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
- 12,206 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Philippines rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd and Philippines ranks 64th 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.