Greece vs Papua New Guinea: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Greece
0.2671 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.3006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
15th

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Greece
  • Papua New Guinea
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3006 ha per square kilometre against 0.2671 ha per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 0.0335 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Greece ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1097 ha per square kilometre 0.1387 ha per square kilometre 0.029 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0415 ha per square kilometre 0.1766 ha per square kilometre 0.1351 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0112 ha per square kilometre 0.1672 ha per square kilometre 0.1561 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1259 ha per square kilometre 0.1006 ha per square kilometre 0.0253 ha per square kilometre Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Greece or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.3006 ha per square kilometre against 0.2671 ha per square kilometre in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Greece and Papua New Guinea?
0.0335 ha per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Greece ranks 18th 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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Indicator
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.