Greece vs Papua New Guinea: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Greece
-32.32 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-31.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Greece rank
91st
Papua New Guinea rank
89th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Greece
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -31.5 % change on previous year against -32.32 % change on previous year in Greece, a difference of 0.82 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 89th of 158 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.22 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | 29.37 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 2010s | 41.32 % change on previous year | 16.26 % change on previous year | 25.06 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 2020s | 67.14 % change on previous year | -16.57 % change on previous year | 83.71 % change on previous year | Greece |
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, Greece or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -31.5 % change on previous year against -32.32 % change on previous year in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.82 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Greece ranks 91st 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.