Forest fires — Emissions in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.0979 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0979 kt
Change on year
down 42.2%
World rank
53rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
12.76 kt
in 1997
All-time low
0.0479 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

0510151990200720241990: 0.702 kt1991: 0.702 kt1992: 0.702 kt1993: 0.702 kt1994: 0.702 kt1995: 0.702 kt1996: 0.381 kt1997: 12.8 kt1998: 0.473 kt1999: 0.411 kt2000: 0.282 kt2001: 0.048 kt2002: 0.53 kt2003: 0.162 kt2004: 0.984 kt2005: 0.1 kt2006: 0.296 kt2007: 0.057 kt2008: 0.08 kt2009: 0.096 kt2010: 0.115 kt2011: 0.059 kt2012: 0.067 kt2013: 0.114 kt2014: 0.109 kt2015: 2.1 kt2016: 0.081 kt2017: 0.087 kt2018: 0.282 kt2019: 0.115 kt2020: 0.05 kt2021: 0.08 kt2022: 0.202 kt2023: 0.169 kt2024: 0.098 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Papua New Guinea is 0.0979 kt, measured 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 12.76 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0479 kt, in 2001.

Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 219 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7022 kt
1991 0.7022 kt +0.0%
1992 0.7022 kt +0.0%
1993 0.7022 kt +0.0%
1994 0.7022 kt +0.0%
1995 0.7022 kt +0.0%
1996 0.3813 kt -45.7%
1997 12.76 kt +3246.1%
1998 0.4729 kt -96.3%
1999 0.4114 kt -13.0%
2000 0.2816 kt -31.6%
2001 0.0479 kt -83.0%
2002 0.5298 kt +1006.1%
2003 0.1618 kt -69.5%
2004 0.9843 kt +508.3%
2005 0.1002 kt -89.8%
2006 0.2961 kt +195.5%
2007 0.0567 kt -80.9%
2008 0.0802 kt +41.4%
2009 0.0961 kt +19.8%
2010 0.1153 kt +20.0%
2011 0.0592 kt -48.7%
2012 0.0674 kt +13.9%
2013 0.1143 kt +69.6%
2014 0.1087 kt -4.9%
2015 2.08 kt +1810.6%
2016 0.0808 kt -96.1%
2017 0.087 kt +7.7%
2018 0.2816 kt +223.7%
2019 0.1146 kt -59.3%
2020 0.0496 kt -56.7%
2021 0.0799 kt +61.1%
2022 0.2019 kt +152.7%
2023 0.1694 kt -16.1%
2024 0.0979 kt -42.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.82 kt 0.3813 kt 12.76 kt 10
2000s 0.2635 kt 0.0479 kt 0.9843 kt 10
2010s 0.3106 kt 0.0592 kt 2.08 kt 10
2020s 0.1197 kt 0.0496 kt 0.2019 kt 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 50 Chile 0.1194 kt compare
  2. 51 Ghana 0.1103 kt compare
  3. 52 Sierra Leone 0.1057 kt compare
  4. 54 Cuba 0.0965 kt compare
  5. 55 Costa Rica 0.0736 kt compare
  6. 56 Ecuador 0.0734 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Papua New Guinea?
Forest fires — emissions in Papua New Guinea was 0.0979 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 12.76 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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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.