Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Congo
0.2823 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.3006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
15th
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3006 ha per square kilometre against 0.2823 ha per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0183 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 187 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9197 ha per square kilometre | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | 0.781 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.4664 ha per square kilometre | 0.1766 ha per square kilometre | 0.2898 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3421 ha per square kilometre | 0.1672 ha per square kilometre | 0.1749 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2737 ha per square kilometre | 0.1006 ha per square kilometre | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.3006 ha per square kilometre against 0.2823 ha per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0183 ha per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.