Ecuador vs Malaysia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Ecuador
0.0048 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0039 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
70th
Malaysia rank
73rd
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.0048 ha per square kilometre against 0.0039 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0009 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 70th and Malaysia ranks 73rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.1881 ha per square kilometre | 0.183 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Malaysia?
- Ecuador, at 0.0048 ha per square kilometre against 0.0039 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 70th and Malaysia ranks 73rd 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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About this data
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.