Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Gambia
750,972 t
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
649,491 t
in 2024
Gambia rank
59th
Papua New Guinea rank
60th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 750,972 t against 649,491 t in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 101,481 t.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Gambia ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million t | 946,958 t | 86,983 t | Gambia |
| 2000s | 731,539 t | 1.28 million t | 548,016 t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 652,570 t | 1.26 million t | 611,622 t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 704,803 t | 840,696 t | 135,892 t | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 750,972 t against 649,491 t in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 101,481 t, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Gambia ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.