Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0007 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2208 ha per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2020.
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0148 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0144 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0139 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0134 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0124 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0057 ha per person | -53.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2208 ha per person | +3740.5% |
| 1998 | 0.007 ha per person | -96.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.004 ha per person | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -86.3% |
| 2002 | 0.006 ha per person | +993.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 ha per person | -64.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 ha per person | +512.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 ha per person | -90.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 ha per person | +204.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | -82.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 ha per person | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 ha per person | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | -47.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 ha per person | +82.6% |
| 2014 | 0.001 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 ha per person | +1604.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per person | -95.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 ha per person | +242.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 ha per person | -61.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | -60.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | +68.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | +129.2% |
| 2023 | 0.001 ha per person | -31.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | -26.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 941.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 | +3740.5% | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.2208 ha per person |
| 2015 | +1604.7% | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person |
| 2002 | +993.7% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person |
| 2004 | +512.7% | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0321 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.2208 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0014 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2208 ha per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.