Malawi vs South Sudan: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.3418 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.4008 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
14th
South Sudan rank
12th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.4008 ha per square kilometre against 0.3418 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.059 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9464 ha per square kilometre | 0.2912 ha per square kilometre | 0.6553 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.599 ha per square kilometre | 0.5606 ha per square kilometre | 0.0384 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, Malawi or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.4008 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 Malawi and South Sudan?
- 0.059 ha per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and South Sudan rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 12th 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.