Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
0.0933 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.0903 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
70th
Thailand rank
71st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0933 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.003 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 70th and Thailand ranks 71st of 206 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1054 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1587 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0533 hectares per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.091 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1036 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0126 hectares per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.0702 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0713 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0933 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 0.003 hectares per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 70th and Thailand ranks 71st 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.