Malawi vs South Sudan: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Malawi
0.3012 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.3931 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
14th
South Sudan rank
12th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Malawi
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.3931 ha per square kilometre against 0.3012 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0919 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 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 185 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7444 ha per square kilometre | 0.2843 ha per square kilometre | 0.4601 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.4786 ha per square kilometre | 0.5521 ha per square kilometre | 0.0735 ha per square kilometre | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Malawi or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.3931 ha per square kilometre against 0.3012 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Malawi and South Sudan?
- 0.0919 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 12th 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.