Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis

Ecuador
88,289
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
122,184
in 2024
Ecuador rank
76th
Papua New Guinea rank
73rd

Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis over time

  • Ecuador
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 122,184 against 88,289 in Ecuador, a difference of 33,895.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 221 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 24,034 310,957 286,923 Papua New Guinea
2010s 36,623 259,527 222,904 Papua New Guinea
2020s 53,544 161,376 107,832 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires gwis, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 122,184 against 88,289 in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires gwis between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
33,895, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
Ecuador ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed