Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre.
The figure is up 82.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0587 hectares per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre, in 2020.
Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0227 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre | -79.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0453 hectares per square kilometre | +895.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 hectares per square kilometre | -88.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 hectares per square kilometre | +184.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre | -77.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 hectares per square kilometre | +178.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre | -58.5% |
| 2010 | 0.003 hectares per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.006 hectares per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0587 hectares per square kilometre | +698.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | -93.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | -56.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0082 hectares per square kilometre | +237.3% |
| 2022 | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | +82.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +895.8% | 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0453 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0136 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0453 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 hectares per square kilometre | 0.003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0587 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0082 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 28 Malawi 0.0096 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 29 Vietnam 0.0093 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 30 Paraguay 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 32 Bangladesh 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 33 Lebanon 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 34 Angola 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0587 hectares per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.