Azerbaijan vs Papua New Guinea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Azerbaijan
88,010 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
64,247 hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
72nd
Papua New Guinea rank
74th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Azerbaijan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 88,010 hectares against 64,247 hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 23,763 hectares.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 74th of 225 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 176,852 hectares | 310,957 hectares | 134,105 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 178,276 hectares | 259,527 hectares | 81,251 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 71,528 hectares | 145,188 hectares | 73,660 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Azerbaijan or Papua New Guinea?
- Azerbaijan, at 88,010 hectares against 64,247 hectares in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
- 23,763 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Azerbaijan ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 74th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.