Ethiopia vs Malawi: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
2.49 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
2.08 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
15th
Malawi rank
16th

Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
01234199020062023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.49 ha per square kilometre against 2.08 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.41 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 16th of 188 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 2.91 ha per square kilometre 2.61 ha per square kilometre 0.3023 ha per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 3.57 ha per square kilometre 2.77 ha per square kilometre 0.7948 ha per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 3.01 ha per square kilometre 2.71 ha per square kilometre 0.2941 ha per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 2.44 ha per square kilometre 2.44 ha per square kilometre 0.0025 ha per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Ethiopia, at 2.49 ha per square kilometre against 2.08 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Malawi?
0.41 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 — burned area, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as 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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Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.