Forest fires — Emissions in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Emissions was 1.07 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.07 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 433.79 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5249 kt, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 53rd 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.
Forest fires — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.06 kt | — |
| 1991 | 19.06 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19.06 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.06 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.06 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.06 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.97 kt | -32.0% |
| 1997 | 433.79 kt | +3245.7% |
| 1998 | 16.08 kt | -96.3% |
| 1999 | 13.99 kt | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 9.58 kt | -31.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5249 kt | -94.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8 kt | +1005.4% |
| 2003 | 1.77 kt | -69.5% |
| 2004 | 10.78 kt | +508.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1 kt | -89.8% |
| 2006 | 3.24 kt | +195.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6205 kt | -80.9% |
| 2008 | 0.878 kt | +41.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 kt | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 1.26 kt | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6483 kt | -48.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7384 kt | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 1.25 kt | +69.5% |
| 2014 | 1.19 kt | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 22.75 kt | +1811.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8853 kt | -96.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9525 kt | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 3.08 kt | +223.8% |
| 2019 | 1.26 kt | -59.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5434 kt | -56.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8751 kt | +61.0% |
| 2022 | 2.21 kt | +152.7% |
| 2023 | 1.85 kt | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 kt | -42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.12 kt | 12.97 kt | 433.79 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 kt | 0.5249 kt | 10.78 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4 kt | 0.6483 kt | 22.75 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 kt | 0.5434 kt | 2.21 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 forest fires — emissions in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest fires — emissions in Papua New Guinea was 1.07 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 433.79 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5249 kt in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.