Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0813 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0813 ha per square kilometre for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2179 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 187 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.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -91.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0524 ha per square kilometre | +722.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | -80.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2001 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | +375.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | +232.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0989 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 0.162 ha per square kilometre | +63.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1196 ha per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0897 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0566 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0924 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2179 ha per square kilometre | +135.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | -77.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0892 ha per square kilometre | +79.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0961 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0627 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | +29.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0813 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0877 ha per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +722.6% | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0524 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +375.8% | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.041 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +232.8% | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.162 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | 0.2179 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0813 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2179 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.