Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
Indonesia
-66.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-65.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
Indonesia rank
61st
Papua New Guinea rank
60th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -65.48 % change on previous year against -66.21 % change on previous year in Indonesia, a difference of 0.73 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 61st 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 | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.59 % change on previous year | 136.34 % change on previous year | 57.75 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 69.65 % change on previous year | 73.62 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -65.06 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 68.93 % 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, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -65.48 % change on previous year against -66.21 % change on previous year in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.73 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Indonesia ranks 61st 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.