Bahamas vs Malaysia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Bahamas
12,618 ha
in 2024
Malaysia
13,358 ha
in 2024
Bahamas rank
87th
Malaysia rank
86th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Bahamas
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13,358 ha against 12,618 ha in Bahamas, a difference of 740 ha.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 86th of 221 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,856 ha | 11,682 ha | 2,173 ha | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 15,608 ha | 13,677 ha | 1,931 ha | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 12,962 ha | 12,139 ha | 822.94 ha | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 7,361 ha | 3,843 ha | 3,518 ha | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Bahamas or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 13,358 ha against 12,618 ha in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Bahamas and Malaysia?
- 740 ha, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Malaysia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Bahamas ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 86th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.