Honduras vs Papua New Guinea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Honduras
88,225 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
64,247 hectares
in 2025
Honduras rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
74th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Honduras
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 88,225 hectares against 64,247 hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 23,978 hectares.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Honduras ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 74th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 291,504 hectares | 310,957 hectares | 19,453 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 253,933 hectares | 259,527 hectares | 5,594 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 328,710 hectares | 145,188 hectares | 183,522 hectares | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Honduras or Papua New Guinea?
- Honduras, at 88,225 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 Honduras and Papua New Guinea?
- 23,978 hectares, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Honduras ranks 71st 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.