Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Malaysia
0.0015 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0021 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
118th
Saudi Arabia rank
116th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0021 ha per square kilometre against 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0006 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 118th and Saudi Arabia ranks 116th of 188 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0416 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 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, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0021 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 Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 118th and Saudi Arabia ranks 116th 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.