Kenya vs Malawi: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Kenya
0.0023 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.002 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
19th
Malawi rank
20th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0023 ha per square kilometre against 0.002 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 20th of 185 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Kenya or Malawi?
- Kenya, at 0.0023 ha per square kilometre against 0.002 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Kenya and Malawi?
- 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 20th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — 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
Open shrubland — 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.