Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate
Australia
-63.2 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-61.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
122nd
Papua New Guinea rank
119th
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -61.41 % change on previous year against -63.2 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 1.79 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Australia ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 119th of 181 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.41 % change on previous year | 32.86 % change on previous year | 26.45 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.31 % change on previous year | 41.41 % change on previous year | 27.11 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 54.16 % change on previous year | 26.75 % change on previous year | 27.41 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | 42.67 % change on previous year | 13.06 % change on previous year | 29.6 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -61.41 % change on previous year against -63.2 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.79 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 119th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.