Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.0017 hectares per person
in 2025
Spain
0.0019 hectares per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
74th
Spain rank
72nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0019 hectares per person against 0.0017 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 74th and Spain ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0073 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0064 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0048 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0042 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0028 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0017 hectares per person | 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, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0019 hectares per person against 0.0017 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Spain?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Spain rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 74th and Spain ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.