Iceland vs Malaysia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Iceland
0.0006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0015 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
120th
Malaysia rank
118th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Iceland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0015 ha per square kilometre against 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0009 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Iceland ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 118th of 188 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0416 ha per square kilometre | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Iceland or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0015 ha per square kilometre against 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Iceland and Malaysia?
- 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Malaysia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 118th 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.