Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.0012 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0012 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
South Africa rank
36th
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0012 ha per person against 0.0012 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 ha per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 36th of 187 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 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per capita, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0012 ha per person against 0.0012 ha per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per capita between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 36th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.