India vs Papua New Guinea: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
India
-66.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-65.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
India rank
63rd
Papua New Guinea rank
60th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -65.48 % change on previous year against -66.67 % change on previous year in India, a difference of 1.19 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was India ahead.
India ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 117 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111.66 % change on previous year | 136.34 % change on previous year | 24.68 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 56.43 % change on previous year | 76.25 % change on previous year | 19.82 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.64 % change on previous year | 16.95 % change on previous year | 7.31 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate, India or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -65.48 % change on previous year against -66.67 % change on previous year in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.19 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.