Bhutan vs Malaysia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Bhutan
0.0051 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0036 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
49th
Malaysia rank
52nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Bhutan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0051 ha per square kilometre against 0.0036 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0015 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 49th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.1806 ha per square kilometre | 0.1584 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Bhutan or Malaysia?
- Bhutan, at 0.0051 ha per square kilometre against 0.0036 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 0.0015 ha per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 49th 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.