Malawi vs Namibia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Malawi
3.04 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
2.87 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
31st
Namibia rank
32nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Namibia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.04 ha per square kilometre against 2.87 ha per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.17 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Malawi ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 32nd of 188 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.02 ha per square kilometre | 4.6 ha per square kilometre | 0.5771 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 4.09 ha per square kilometre | 4.74 ha per square kilometre | 0.6495 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.1 ha per square kilometre | 4.6 ha per square kilometre | 0.5002 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.56 ha per square kilometre | 3.61 ha per square kilometre | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Malawi or Namibia?
- Malawi, at 3.04 ha per square kilometre against 2.87 ha per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Malawi and Namibia?
- 0.17 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 32nd 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.