Area burned wildfires by type in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Area burned wildfires by type was 17,881 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned wildfires by type in Papua New Guinea, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned wildfires by type in Papua New Guinea is 17,881, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Papua New Guinea peaked at 101,641 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17,881, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 74th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned wildfires by type in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 62,358 | — |
| 2003 | 45,272 | -27.4% |
| 2004 | 74,894 | +65.4% |
| 2005 | 33,766 | -54.9% |
| 2006 | 55,232 | +63.6% |
| 2007 | 41,279 | -25.3% |
| 2008 | 37,007 | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 32,092 | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 35,977 | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 27,884 | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 25,952 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 36,642 | +41.2% |
| 2014 | 43,060 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 101,641 | +136.0% |
| 2016 | 22,797 | -77.6% |
| 2017 | 40,978 | +79.8% |
| 2018 | 43,812 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 33,336 | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 27,433 | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 28,721 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 28,700 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 42,266 | +47.3% |
| 2024 | 26,102 | -38.2% |
| 2025 | 17,881 | -31.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 17,881 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,425, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 17,881 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.93, 416.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,737 | 32,092 | 74,894 | 8 |
| 2010s | 41,208 | 22,797 | 101,641 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,517 | 17,881 | 42,266 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned wildfires by type in Papua New Guinea?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Papua New Guinea was 17,881 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 101,641 in 2015.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,881 in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 74th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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