Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year
Nepal
1.1%
in 2026
Papua New Guinea
1.2%
in 2026
Nepal rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 1.5% | 2.7% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 0.8% | 2.5% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Nepal as of 2026.
- What is the difference in share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Nepal ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total area consumed by wildfires is recorded for each fire event, even if fires occur in the same location multiple times. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 28 August 2026.