El Salvador vs Malaysia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0041 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0039 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
72nd
Malaysia rank
73rd
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0041 ha per square kilometre against 0.0039 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0002 ha per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Malaysia ranks 73rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.1881 ha per square kilometre | 0.1555 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.1053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- El Salvador, at 0.0041 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 El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd 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.