Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Burundi
0.9395 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.5965 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
48th
Papua New Guinea rank
51st

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.9395 ha per square kilometre against 0.5965 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.343 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 188 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.18 ha per square kilometre 0.3263 ha per square kilometre 0.8571 ha per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 1.38 ha per square kilometre 0.4535 ha per square kilometre 0.9262 ha per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 1.02 ha per square kilometre 0.4493 ha per square kilometre 0.5704 ha per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 0.9225 ha per square kilometre 0.3128 ha per square kilometre 0.6096 ha per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
Burundi, at 0.9395 ha per square kilometre against 0.5965 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
0.343 ha per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.