Statizoid

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-100 % change on previous year
World rank
29th
of 159 countries
All-time high
769.99 % change on previous year
in 1997
All-time low
-100 % change on previous year
in 2002
Years of data
15
1991–2023

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2023

-20002004006008001991200720231991: 0 % change on previous year1992: 0 % change on previous year1993: 0 % change on previous year1994: 0 % change on previous year1995: 0 % change on previous year1996: 114.8 % change on previous year1997: 770 % change on previous year1998: -90.2 % change on previous year1999: 61.8 % change on previous year2000: -20.1 % change on previous year2001: -98.1 % change on previous year2002: -100 % change on previous year2016: -100 % change on previous year2019: -100 % change on previous year2023: -100 % change on previous year

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2023, closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea stood at -100 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 769.99 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2002.

That places Papua New Guinea 29th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year % change on previous year Change
1991 0 % change on previous year —
1992 0 % change on previous year —
1993 0 % change on previous year —
1994 0 % change on previous year —
1995 0 % change on previous year —
1996 114.77 % change on previous year —
1997 769.99 % change on previous year +570.9%
1998 -90.17 % change on previous year -111.7%
1999 61.77 % change on previous year -168.5%
2000 -20.06 % change on previous year -132.5%
2001 -98.12 % change on previous year +389.0%
2002 -100 % change on previous year +1.9%
2016 -100 % change on previous year -0.0%
2019 -100 % change on previous year -0.0%
2023 -100 % change on previous year -0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's -100 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's -100 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -100 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.15 % change on previous year -90.17 % change on previous year 769.99 % change on previous year 9
2000s -72.73 % change on previous year -100 % change on previous year -20.06 % change on previous year 3
2010s -100 % change on previous year -100 % change on previous year -100 % change on previous year 2
2020s -100 % change on previous year -100 % change on previous year -100 % change on previous year 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 26 Zimbabwe -84.05 % change on previous year compare
  2. 27 Lesotho -86.67 % change on previous year compare
  3. 28 Argentina -87.5 % change on previous year compare
  4. 29 Afghanistan -100 % change on previous year compare
  5. 29 Albania -100 % change on previous year compare
  6. 29 Armenia -100 % change on previous year compare
  7. 29 Azerbaijan -100 % change on previous year compare
  8. 29 Burundi -100 % change on previous year compare
  9. 29 Benin -100 % change on previous year compare
  10. 29 Burkina Faso -100 % change on previous year compare
  11. 29 Bangladesh -100 % change on previous year compare
  12. 29 Bulgaria -100 % change on previous year compare
  13. 29 Bahamas -100 % change on previous year compare
  14. 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina -100 % change on previous year compare
  15. 29 Belarus -100 % change on previous year compare
  16. 29 Belize -100 % change on previous year compare
  17. 29 Bhutan -100 % change on previous year compare
  18. 29 Central African Republic -100 % change on previous year compare
  19. 29 Canada -100 % change on previous year compare
  20. 29 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
  21. 29 China -100 % change on previous year compare
  22. 29 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
  23. 29 Costa Rica -100 % change on previous year compare
  24. 29 Cuba -100 % change on previous year compare
  25. 29 Cyprus -100 % change on previous year compare
  26. 29 Germany -100 % change on previous year compare
  27. 29 Denmark -100 % change on previous year compare
  28. 29 Dominican Republic -100 % change on previous year compare
  29. 29 Algeria -100 % change on previous year compare
  30. 29 Ecuador -100 % change on previous year compare
  31. 29 Egypt -100 % change on previous year compare
  32. 29 Eritrea -100 % change on previous year compare
  33. 29 Spain -100 % change on previous year compare
  34. 29 Estonia -100 % change on previous year compare
  35. 29 Finland -100 % change on previous year compare
  36. 29 Fiji -100 % change on previous year compare
  37. 29 France -100 % change on previous year compare
  38. 29 Gabon -100 % change on previous year compare
  39. 29 Georgia -100 % change on previous year compare
  40. 29 Ghana -100 % change on previous year compare
  41. 29 Guinea -100 % change on previous year compare
  42. 29 Gambia -100 % change on previous year compare
  43. 29 Guinea-Bissau -100 % change on previous year compare
  44. 29 Greece -100 % change on previous year compare
  45. 29 Guatemala -100 % change on previous year compare
  46. 29 Guyana -100 % change on previous year compare
  47. 29 Croatia -100 % change on previous year compare
  48. 29 Haiti -100 % change on previous year compare
  49. 29 Hungary -100 % change on previous year compare
  50. 29 Indonesia -100 % change on previous year compare
  51. 29 India -100 % change on previous year compare
  52. 29 Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
  53. 29 Iraq -100 % change on previous year compare
  54. 29 Israel -100 % change on previous year compare
  55. 29 Italy -100 % change on previous year compare
  56. 29 Jamaica -100 % change on previous year compare
  57. 29 Japan -100 % change on previous year compare
  58. 29 Kazakhstan -100 % change on previous year compare
  59. 29 Kyrgyzstan -100 % change on previous year compare
  60. 29 Cambodia -100 % change on previous year compare
  61. 29 Lebanon -100 % change on previous year compare
  62. 29 Liberia -100 % change on previous year compare
  63. 29 Libya -100 % change on previous year compare
  64. 29 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
  65. 29 Lithuania -100 % change on previous year compare
  66. 29 Latvia -100 % change on previous year compare
  67. 29 Morocco -100 % change on previous year compare
  68. 29 North Macedonia -100 % change on previous year compare
  69. 29 Mali -100 % change on previous year compare
  70. 29 Mongolia -100 % change on previous year compare
  71. 29 Mauritania -100 % change on previous year compare
  72. 29 Malawi -100 % change on previous year compare
  73. 29 Malaysia -100 % change on previous year compare
  74. 29 New Caledonia -100 % change on previous year compare
  75. 29 Niger -100 % change on previous year compare
  76. 29 Norway -100 % change on previous year compare
  77. 29 Nepal -100 % change on previous year compare
  78. 29 New Zealand -100 % change on previous year compare
  79. 29 Pakistan -100 % change on previous year compare
  80. 29 Panama -100 % change on previous year compare
  81. 29 Peru -100 % change on previous year compare
  82. 29 Philippines -100 % change on previous year compare
  83. 29 Poland -100 % change on previous year compare
  84. 29 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
  85. 29 Portugal -100 % change on previous year compare
  86. 29 Paraguay -100 % change on previous year compare
  87. 29 Palestine -100 % change on previous year compare
  88. 29 Romania -100 % change on previous year compare
  89. 29 Rwanda -100 % change on previous year compare
  90. 29 Saudi Arabia -100 % change on previous year compare
  91. 29 Senegal -100 % change on previous year compare
  92. 29 Sierra Leone -100 % change on previous year compare
  93. 29 El Salvador -100 % change on previous year compare
  94. 29 Somalia -100 % change on previous year compare
  95. 29 Suriname -100 % change on previous year compare
  96. 29 Slovenia -100 % change on previous year compare
  97. 29 Eswatini -100 % change on previous year compare
  98. 29 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
  99. 29 Chad -100 % change on previous year compare
  100. 29 Togo -100 % change on previous year compare
  101. 29 Thailand -100 % change on previous year compare
  102. 29 Tajikistan -100 % change on previous year compare
  103. 29 Turkmenistan -100 % change on previous year compare
  104. 29 Trinidad and Tobago -100 % change on previous year compare
  105. 29 Tunisia -100 % change on previous year compare
  106. 29 Uganda -100 % change on previous year compare
  107. 29 Ukraine -100 % change on previous year compare
  108. 29 Uruguay -100 % change on previous year compare
  109. 29 Uzbekistan -100 % change on previous year compare
  110. 29 French Guiana -100 % change on previous year compare
  111. 29 Serbia and Montenegro -100 % change on previous year compare
  112. 29 Sudan (former) -100 % change on previous year compare
  113. 29 Timor-Leste -100 % change on previous year compare
  114. 29 Melanesia -100 % change on previous year compare
  115. 29 Caribbean -100 % change on previous year compare
  116. 29 China, Hong Kong SAR -100 % change on previous year compare
  117. 29 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -100 % change on previous year compare
  118. 29 Republic of Korea -100 % change on previous year compare
  119. 29 Russian Federation -100 % change on previous year compare
  120. 29 Syrian Arab Republic -100 % change on previous year compare
  121. 29 Viet Nam -100 % change on previous year compare
  122. 29 Türkiye -100 % change on previous year compare
  123. 29 China, mainland -100 % change on previous year compare
  124. 29 Côte d'Ivoire -100 % change on previous year compare
  125. 29 Lao People's Democratic Republic -100 % change on previous year compare
  126. 29 United Republic of Tanzania -100 % change on previous year compare
  127. 29 Brunei Darussalam -100 % change on previous year compare
  128. 29 China, Taiwan Province of -100 % change on previous year compare
  129. 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -100 % change on previous year compare
  130. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
  131. 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -100 % change on previous year compare
  132. 29 Réunion -100 % change on previous year compare
  133. 29 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -100 % change on previous year compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More climate change data for Papua New Guinea

All data for Papua New Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea?
Closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea was -100 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 769.99 % change on previous year in 1997.
What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2002.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/closed-shrubland-burned-area-annual-growth-rate/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/closed-shrubland-burned-area-annual-growth-rate/papua-new-guinea/">Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

The year-on-year percentage change in Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 3,610 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.