Japan vs Malaysia: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Japan
0.0009 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0012 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
78th
Malaysia rank
75th

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
00.020.040.060.08199020062023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0012 ha per square kilometre against 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Japan ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 75th of 187 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0012 ha per square kilometre 0.0206 ha per square kilometre 0.0193 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0019 ha per square kilometre 0.0308 ha per square kilometre 0.0289 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0027 ha per square kilometre 0.0279 ha per square kilometre 0.0252 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 0.0034 ha per square kilometre 0.002 ha per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0012 ha per square kilometre against 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Japan and Malaysia?
0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with Malaysia 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 75th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Woody savanna — 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.