Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0061 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0061 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.6% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0285 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 ha per person, in 1998.
Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0193 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0187 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0181 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0174 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0168 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0162 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 ha per person | -77.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0154 ha per person | +316.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 ha per person | -79.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0163 ha per person | +336.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0198 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 ha per person | +43.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 ha per person | -59.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0206 ha per person | +80.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 ha per person | -63.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 ha per person | +41.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 ha per person | +45.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 ha per person | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 ha per person | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0149 ha per person | +61.2% |
| 2015 | 0.018 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 ha per person | -70.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 ha per person | +41.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 ha per person | +42.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 ha per person | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 ha per person | +43.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 ha per person | -34.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0061 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 14.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +336.2% | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0163 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0133 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0285 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0094 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0061 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0285 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per person in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.