Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Eritrea
59,074 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
64,247 hectares
in 2025
Eritrea rank
77th
Papua New Guinea rank
74th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Eritrea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 64,247 hectares against 59,074 hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 5,173 hectares.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 77th 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 | Eritrea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,175 hectares | 310,957 hectares | 274,782 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11,909 hectares | 259,527 hectares | 247,617 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 45,254 hectares | 145,188 hectares | 99,934 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, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 64,247 hectares against 59,074 hectares in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 5,173 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Eritrea ranks 77th 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.