Ethiopia vs Malawi: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Ethiopia
3.38 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
3.04 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Malawi rank
31st
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.38 ha per square kilometre against 3.04 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.34 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 31st of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.24 ha per square kilometre | 4.03 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | 4.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.622 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.98 ha per square kilometre | 4.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.1173 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.29 ha per square kilometre | 3.56 ha per square kilometre | 0.2732 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Ethiopia, at 3.38 ha per square kilometre against 3.04 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0.34 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 fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 31st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.