Ghana vs Malaysia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Ghana
0.0003 ha per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0004 ha per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
53rd
Malaysia rank
50th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0004 ha per person against 0.0003 ha per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Ghana ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 50th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0 ha per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Ghana or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0004 ha per person against 0.0003 ha per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Ghana and Malaysia?
- 0.0001 ha per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 50th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.