Benin vs Malawi: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Benin
1.56 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
2.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
21st
Malawi rank
18th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.39 ha per square kilometre against 1.56 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.83 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.03 ha per square kilometre | 3.49 ha per square kilometre | 6.54 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 6.55 ha per square kilometre | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | 3.36 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.634 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.39 ha per square kilometre against 1.56 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.83 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 18th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.