Papua New Guinea vs Russia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.0001 hectares per person
in 2025
Russia
0.0001 hectares per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
Russia rank
38th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Russia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0001 hectares per person against 0.0001 hectares per person in Russia, a difference of 0 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and Russia ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 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, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Russia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0001 hectares per person against 0.0001 hectares per person in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Russia?
- 0 hectares per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Russia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Russia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and Russia ranks 38th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.