Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0008 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2365 ha per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2020.
That places Papua New Guinea 41st out of 186 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0165 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.016 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0154 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0149 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0143 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0138 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 ha per person | -46.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2365 ha per person | +3121.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 ha per person | -96.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0071 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per person | -84.1% |
| 2002 | 0.008 ha per person | +967.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 ha per person | -70.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 ha per person | +487.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 ha per person | -90.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 ha per person | +185.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 ha per person | -81.4% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per person | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | -50.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 ha per person | +63.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0212 ha per person | +1773.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 ha per person | -96.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 ha per person | +214.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 ha per person | -60.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -57.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | +57.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 ha per person | +149.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 ha per person | -44.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0008 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 3.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0008 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 53.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +3121.1% | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.2365 ha per person |
| 2015 | +1773.3% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person |
| 2002 | +967.5% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person |
| 2004 | +487.3% | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.035 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.2365 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2365 ha per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.