Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2146 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 0.2146 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 45.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.398 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.037 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Papua New Guinea 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | -76.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1699 ha per square kilometre | +331.1% |
| 1998 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | -78.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2138 ha per square kilometre | +351.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2681 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 0.398 ha per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1653 ha per square kilometre | -58.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3074 ha per square kilometre | +86.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | -62.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1666 ha per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1592 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2391 ha per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1253 ha per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1301 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1691 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2799 ha per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3473 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1056 ha per square kilometre | -69.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1535 ha per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2242 ha per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1514 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1011 ha per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1193 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1471 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2146 ha per square kilometre | +45.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2146 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0118 ha per square kilometre, 18.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2146 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, 1649.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +351.1% | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | 0.2138 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | 0.1699 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1884 ha per square kilometre | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | 0.398 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1925 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 ha per square kilometre | 0.3473 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | 0.1011 ha per square kilometre | 0.2146 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 36 Madagascar 0.2318 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Rwanda 0.2313 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Argentina 0.2305 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Mexico 0.1926 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Chad 0.1674 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Indonesia 0.1634 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.2146 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.398 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.037 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.