Belize vs Papua New Guinea: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Belize
17,495 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
17,881 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
75th
Papua New Guinea rank
74th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Belize
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17,881 hectares against 17,495 hectares in Belize, a difference of 386 hectares.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 75th and Papua New Guinea ranks 74th of 225 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,829 hectares | 47,737 hectares | 37,909 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 12,485 hectares | 41,208 hectares | 28,723 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 15,087 hectares | 28,517 hectares | 13,430 hectares | 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, Belize or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17,881 hectares against 17,495 hectares in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Belize and Papua New Guinea?
- 386 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Papua New Guinea rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Belize ranks 75th and Papua New Guinea ranks 74th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.