Papua New Guinea vs Russia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
0.0933 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Russia
0.1048 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
70th
Russia rank
68th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.1048 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0933 hectares per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0115 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 70th and Russia ranks 68th of 206 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1054 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1964 hectares per square kilometre | 0.091 hectares per square kilometre | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.091 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1468 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0558 hectares per square kilometre | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.0702 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1271 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0569 hectares per square kilometre | Russia |
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, Papua New Guinea or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.1048 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 Papua New Guinea and Russia?
- 0.0115 hectares per square kilometre, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Russia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Russia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 70th and Russia ranks 68th 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.