El Salvador vs Malaysia: Savanna — Burned Area

El Salvador
684.36 ha
in 2024
Malaysia
577.05 ha
in 2024
El Salvador rank
90th
Malaysia rank
91st

Savanna — Burned Area over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 684.36 ha against 577.05 ha in Malaysia, a difference of 107.31 ha.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 91st of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,239 ha 2,475 ha 1,235 ha Malaysia
2000s 1,366 ha 911.92 ha 453.63 ha El Salvador
2010s 3,236 ha 844.19 ha 2,391 ha El Salvador
2020s 1,202 ha 196.62 ha 1,005 ha El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, El Salvador or Malaysia?
El Salvador, at 684.36 ha against 577.05 ha in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area between El Salvador and Malaysia?
107.31 ha, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for savanna — burned area?
El Salvador ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 91st of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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