Chile vs Malawi: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Chile
0.3677 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.3418 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
13th
Malawi rank
14th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Chile
  • Malawi
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.3677 ha per square kilometre against 0.3418 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0259 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Chile ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 14th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0439 ha per square kilometre 0.4862 ha per square kilometre 0.4423 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0284 ha per square kilometre 0.6507 ha per square kilometre 0.6223 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.0668 ha per square kilometre 0.9819 ha per square kilometre 0.9151 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.1296 ha per square kilometre 0.599 ha per square kilometre 0.4695 ha per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Chile or Malawi?
Chile, at 0.3677 ha per square kilometre against 0.3418 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Chile and Malawi?
0.0259 ha per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malawi?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and Malawi rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 14th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest fires — 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.