Australia vs Malaysia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Australia
0.0023 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0036 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
53rd
Malaysia rank
52nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0013 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Australia ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 185 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.1806 ha per square kilometre | 0.1781 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Malaysia?
- 0.0013 ha per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.