Papua New Guinea vs Syria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
0.0933 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.086 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
70th
Syria rank
73rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Syria
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0933 hectares per square kilometre against 0.086 hectares per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 70th and Syria ranks 73rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1054 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0113 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0941 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.091 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1166 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0256 hectares per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.0702 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0898 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0196 hectares per square kilometre | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0933 hectares per square kilometre against 0.086 hectares per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Syria?
- 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Syria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Syria rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 70th and Syria ranks 73rd 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.