Kenya vs Malawi: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Kenya
0.0024 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.002 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
20th
Malawi rank
22nd
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0024 ha per square kilometre against 0.002 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0004 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0954 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | 0.0746 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Kenya or Malawi?
- Kenya, at 0.0024 ha per square kilometre against 0.002 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Kenya and Malawi?
- 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, 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
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 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.