Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Chile
86,357 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
64,247 hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
73rd
Papua New Guinea rank
74th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 86,357 hectares against 64,247 hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 22,110 hectares.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Chile ranks 73rd 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 | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,778 hectares | 310,957 hectares | 243,179 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 134,853 hectares | 259,527 hectares | 124,674 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 142,458 hectares | 145,188 hectares | 2,730 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, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Chile, at 86,357 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 Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 22,110 hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Chile ranks 73rd 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.