Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -43 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea is -43 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 181.2% on the previous year and down 751.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 506.84 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -96.29 % change on previous year, in 1998.
Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — 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 | -44.95 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | -96.29 % change on previous year | +114.2% |
| 1999 | -12.82 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 2000 | -31.74 % change on previous year | +147.6% |
| 2001 | -83.5 % change on previous year | +163.1% |
| 2003 | -69.8 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 506.84 % change on previous year | -826.1% |
| 2005 | -89.77 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 2006 | 194.23 % change on previous year | -316.4% |
| 2007 | -80.8 % change on previous year | -141.6% |
| 2008 | 41.7 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 2009 | 20.73 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2010 | 19.14 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2011 | -48.85 % change on previous year | -355.3% |
| 2012 | 15.11 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 2013 | 68.43 % change on previous year | +352.9% |
| 2014 | -5.05 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 2016 | -96.13 % change on previous year | +1803.8% |
| 2017 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 2018 | 222.15 % change on previous year | +2658.0% |
| 2019 | -59.18 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 2020 | -56.52 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 60.38 % change on previous year | -206.8% |
| 2022 | 153.92 % change on previous year | +154.9% |
| 2023 | -15.29 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2024 | -43 % change on previous year | +181.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -43 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -47.57 % change on previous year, 90% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -43 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -43 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +2658.0% | 8.05 % change on previous year | 222.15 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -1803.8% | -5.05 % change on previous year | -96.13 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19.26 % change on previous year | -96.29 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 45.32 % change on previous year | -89.77 % change on previous year | 506.84 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.74 % change on previous year | -96.13 % change on previous year | 222.15 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.9 % change on previous year | -56.52 % change on previous year | 153.92 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 74 Argentina -31.88 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Panama -35.71 % change on previous year compare
- 76 United Republic of Tanzania -36.35 % change on previous year compare
- 78 Melanesia -44.41 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic -46.44 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Albania -50 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea was -43 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 506.84 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.29 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 751.6%. 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 Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.