El Salvador vs Malaysia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
El Salvador
0.0021 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0036 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
54th
Malaysia rank
52nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0021 ha per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0015 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.1806 ha per square kilometre | 0.1681 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | 0.0404 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0021 ha per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 0.0015 ha per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 54th 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.