Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
34th
of 219 countries
All-time high
8,920 ha
in 1997
All-time low
0 ha
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0 ha for closed shrubland — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8,920 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2002.
That places Papua New Guinea 34th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, 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 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 477.43 ha | — |
| 1991 | 477.43 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 477.43 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 477.43 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 477.43 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 477.43 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,025 ha | +114.8% |
| 1997 | 8,920 ha | +770.0% |
| 1998 | 876.9 ha | -90.2% |
| 1999 | 1,419 ha | +61.8% |
| 2000 | 1,134 ha | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 21.37 ha | -98.1% |
| 2002 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
| 2015 | 384.71 ha | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 42.75 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 21.38 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,511 ha | 477.43 ha | 8,920 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.53 ha | 0 ha | 1,134 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.75 ha | 0 ha | 384.71 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 ha | 0 ha | 21.38 ha | 5 |
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- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 ha
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- 34 Faroe Islands 0 ha
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- 34 Gibraltar 0 ha
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- 34 Greenland 0 ha
- 34 Grenada 0 ha
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- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 ha compare
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- 34 Isle of Man 0 ha
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- 34 Kiribati 0 ha
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- 34 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 34 Lithuania 0 ha compare
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- 34 Maldives 0 ha
- 34 Mali 0 ha compare
- 34 Malta 0 ha
- 34 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 34 Martinique 0 ha
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- 34 Mauritius 0 ha
- 34 Mayotte 0 ha
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- 34 Montenegro 0 ha
- 34 Montserrat 0 ha
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- 34 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
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- 34 Niue 0 ha
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- 34 Serbia and Montenegro 0 ha compare
- 34 Seychelles 0 ha
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 ha compare
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- 34 Slovakia 0 ha
- 34 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 34 Solomon Islands 0 ha
- 34 Somalia 0 ha compare
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- 34 Spain 0 ha compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
- 34 Sudan 0 ha
- 34 Sudan (former) 0 ha compare
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- 34 Sweden 0 ha
- 34 Switzerland 0 ha compare
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- 34 Thailand 0 ha compare
- 34 Togo 0 ha compare
- 34 Tokelau 0 ha
- 34 Tonga 0 ha
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 ha compare
- 34 Tunisia 0 ha compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 34 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 34 Uganda 0 ha compare
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- 34 Western Sahara 0 ha
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More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1029 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in Papua New Guinea?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in Papua New Guinea was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8,920 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2002.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 34th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.