Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Chile
-30.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-31.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Chile rank
86th
Papua New Guinea rank
89th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Chile currently reports -30.18 % change on previous year against -31.5 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.32 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 89th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.39 % change on previous year | -0.3148 % change on previous year | 48.7 % change on previous year | Chile |
| 2010s | 80.37 % change on previous year | 16.26 % change on previous year | 64.11 % change on previous year | Chile |
| 2020s | -5.93 % change on previous year | -5.93 % change on previous year | 0.0071 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Chile, at -30.18 % change on previous year against -31.5 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.32 % change on previous year, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Chile ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 89th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.