Lebanon vs Papua New Guinea: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Lebanon
0.0063 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0073 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
31st

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Lebanon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre in Lebanon, a difference of 0.001 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 33rd 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 Lebanon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0136 hectares per square kilometre 0.0136 hectares per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0108 hectares per square kilometre 0.0108 hectares per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre 0.0039 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, Lebanon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
0.001 hectares per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 33rd 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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Indicator
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.