Cuba vs Papua New Guinea: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Cuba
0.104 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0933 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
69th
Papua New Guinea rank
70th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Cuba
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.104 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0933 hectares per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cuba ranks 69th and Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0552 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1054 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0502 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0451 hectares per square kilometre | 0.091 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0459 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0835 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0702 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0133 hectares per square kilometre | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
- Cuba, at 0.104 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0933 hectares per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 69th and Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.