Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Ecuador
10,771 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
12,183 ha
in 2024
Ecuador rank
46th
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 12,183 ha against 10,771 ha in Ecuador, a difference of 1,412 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 220 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,344 ha | 62,800 ha | 60,456 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1,914 ha | 79,973 ha | 78,059 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3,629 ha | 75,722 ha | 72,093 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 5,736 ha | 38,869 ha | 33,133 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 12,183 ha against 10,771 ha in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,412 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Ecuador ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — 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.