Malawi vs Portugal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Malawi
0.002 ha per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0029 ha per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
33rd
Portugal rank
30th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Portugal
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01199020072024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0029 ha per person against 0.002 ha per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0009 ha per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 30th of 186 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0045 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 0.0031 ha per person Malawi
2000s 0.0048 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 0.0032 ha per person Malawi
2010s 0.0056 ha per person 0.0016 ha per person 0.004 ha per person Malawi
2020s 0.0026 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person 0.0014 ha per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Malawi or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0029 ha per person against 0.002 ha per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Malawi and Portugal?
0.0009 ha per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Portugal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Malawi ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 30th 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.