Malaysia vs New Caledonia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Malaysia
0.0036 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.0047 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
52nd
New Caledonia rank
50th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Malaysia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 0.0047 ha per square kilometre against 0.0036 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0011 ha per square kilometre.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 52nd and New Caledonia ranks 50th of 185 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1806 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 0.1633 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 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, Malaysia or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 0.0047 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 Malaysia and New Caledonia?
- 0.0011 ha per square kilometre, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Caledonia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and New Caledonia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd and New Caledonia ranks 50th 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.