Brazil vs Malawi: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Brazil
0.1857 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.3012 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
17th
Malawi rank
14th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Brazil
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.3012 ha per square kilometre against 0.1857 ha per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.1155 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Brazil ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 14th of 185 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2055 ha per square kilometre | 0.3533 ha per square kilometre | 0.1478 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2311 ha per square kilometre | 0.3893 ha per square kilometre | 0.1582 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.1996 ha per square kilometre | 0.7683 ha per square kilometre | 0.5687 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | 0.4786 ha per square kilometre | 0.2323 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.3012 ha per square kilometre against 0.1857 ha per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Malawi?
- 0.1155 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 14th 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.