Ethiopia vs Malawi: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Ethiopia
2.49 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
2.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
17th
Malawi rank
18th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.49 ha per square kilometre against 2.39 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.1 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.63 ha per square kilometre | 3.63 ha per square kilometre | 0.9998 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.82 ha per square kilometre | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.6315 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | 0.2436 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, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Ethiopia, at 2.49 ha per square kilometre against 2.39 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0.1 ha per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th 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.