Equatorial Guinea vs Malaysia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Equatorial Guinea
0.0038 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0039 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
74th
Malaysia rank
73rd

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Malaysia
00.250.50.7511.2199020062023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0039 ha per square kilometre against 0.0038 ha per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 74th and Malaysia ranks 73rd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0016 ha per square kilometre 0.1881 ha per square kilometre 0.1865 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0006 ha per square kilometre 0.0455 ha per square kilometre 0.0449 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0005 ha per square kilometre 0.0334 ha per square kilometre 0.0329 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.005 ha per square kilometre 0.0052 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 ha per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Equatorial Guinea or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0039 ha per square kilometre against 0.0038 ha per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
0.0001 ha per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 74th 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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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.