Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
0.0073 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0073 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0136 hectares per square kilometre | 0.013 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0108 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0094 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 hectares per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.