Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.3006 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 0.3006 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 816.4% on the previous year and up 488.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.6119 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0269 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2993 ha per square kilometre | +357.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0715 ha per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2001 | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | +100.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1802 ha per square kilometre | +233.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2648 ha per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6119 ha per square kilometre | +131.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | -81.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3299 ha per square kilometre | +198.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | -89.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | +203.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | +64.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0511 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2894 ha per square kilometre | +466.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5075 ha per square kilometre | +75.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | -94.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4888 ha per square kilometre | +994.9% |
| 2019 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | -81.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3006 ha per square kilometre | +816.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3006 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0051 ha per square kilometre, 58.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +994.9% | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | 0.4888 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +816.4% | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 0.3006 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | 0.2993 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1766 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | 0.6119 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1672 ha per square kilometre | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | 0.5075 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | 0.3006 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.3006 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6119 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0269 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 488.6%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody 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
Woody 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.