Woody savanna — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0 ha per US$ of GDP for woody savanna — burned area, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.0% on the previous year and down 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 184 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 unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -60.8% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +378.2% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -78.3% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +56.4% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -62.9% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +129.6% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +242.8% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | +108.1% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -85.4% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +73.8% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -91.0% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +204.4% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -62.8% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +419.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +87.4% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -94.1% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +42.3% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +932.8% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -81.7% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -58.9% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +841.3% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -91.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 129.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per unit of GDP 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 | +932.8% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +841.3% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 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 woody savanna — burned area, per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for woody savanna — burned area, per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.0%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.