Cameroon vs Malawi: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Cameroon
1.97 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
2.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
19th
Malawi rank
18th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.39 ha per square kilometre against 1.97 ha per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.42 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.08 ha per square kilometre | 3.49 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.06 ha per square kilometre | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | 3.86 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.139 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | 0.1217 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, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.39 ha per square kilometre against 1.97 ha per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 0.42 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 19th 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.