Japan vs Malaysia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0027 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0015 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
115th
Malaysia rank
118th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0027 ha per square kilometre against 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0012 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 115th and Malaysia ranks 118th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0416 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 0.0027 ha per square kilometre against 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.0012 ha per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 115th 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.