Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0012 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0012 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.2% on the previous year and down 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0438 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 ha per person, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0174 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0169 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0163 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0157 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0146 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 ha per person | -58.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0272 ha per person | +341.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 ha per person | -83.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 ha per person | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 ha per person | -63.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 ha per person | +94.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0138 ha per person | +222.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0196 ha per person | +42.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0438 ha per person | +123.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 ha per person | -82.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0221 ha per person | +189.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 ha per person | -90.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 ha per person | +193.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 ha per person | -55.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 ha per person | +59.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 ha per person | -31.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 ha per person | +451.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0263 ha per person | +71.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 ha per person | -94.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 ha per person | +52.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0236 ha per person | +969.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 ha per person | -81.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 ha per person | -61.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 ha per person | +800.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 ha per person | -91.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0012 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 219.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +969.8% | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0236 ha per person |
| 2023 | +800.0% | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0272 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0438 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0263 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 34 New Caledonia 0.0014 ha per person compare
- 35 Cameroon 0.0013 ha per person compare
- 36 South Africa 0.0012 ha per person compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 39 Malawi 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 40 Peru 0.001 ha per person 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0012 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0438 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody 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
Woody 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.