Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Papua New Guinea
17,881 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda
20,135 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
74th
Rwanda rank
73rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 20,135 hectares against 17,881 hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2,254 hectares.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 74th and Rwanda ranks 73rd of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,737 hectares | 19,089 hectares | 28,649 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 41,208 hectares | 31,671 hectares | 9,537 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 28,517 hectares | 28,807 hectares | 289.78 hectares | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 20,135 hectares against 17,881 hectares in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 2,254 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 74th and Rwanda ranks 73rd 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.