Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 0.2099 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia is 0.2099 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 496.6% on the previous year and down 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia peaked at 62.82 t per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 t per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Malaysia 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.12 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.57 t per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 1998 | 62.82 t per square kilometre | +855.7% |
| 1999 | 2.94 t per square kilometre | -95.3% |
| 2000 | 3.11 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3026 t per square kilometre | -90.3% |
| 2002 | 1.92 t per square kilometre | +535.9% |
| 2003 | 1.39 t per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2004 | 2.77 t per square kilometre | +99.7% |
| 2005 | 3.35 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 2.17 t per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 2.56 t per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 1.44 t per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 5.6 t per square kilometre | +288.5% |
| 2010 | 3.38 t per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 2011 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | -65.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9522 t per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 4.62 t per square kilometre | +297.5% |
| 2015 | 1.39 t per square kilometre | -69.8% |
| 2016 | 3.01 t per square kilometre | +115.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | -99.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9163 t per square kilometre | +5107.8% |
| 2019 | 1.44 t per square kilometre | +57.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4361 t per square kilometre | -69.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4504 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0352 t per square kilometre | -92.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2099 t per square kilometre | +496.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2099 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2128 t per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2099 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0006 t per square kilometre, 370.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +5107.8% | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | 0.9163 t per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +855.7% | 6.57 t per square kilometre | 62.82 t per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +535.9% | 0.3026 t per square kilometre | 1.92 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.18 t per square kilometre | 2.94 t per square kilometre | 62.82 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 t per square kilometre | 0.3026 t per square kilometre | 5.6 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 t per square kilometre | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | 4.62 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2829 t per square kilometre | 0.0352 t per square kilometre | 0.4504 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 70 New Caledonia 0.2535 t per square kilometre compare
- 71 Ecuador 0.246 t per square kilometre compare
- 72 El Salvador 0.2157 t per square kilometre compare
- 74 Equatorial Guinea 0.2061 t per square kilometre compare
- 75 France 0.179 t per square kilometre compare
- 76 Japan 0.1394 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia was 0.2099 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.82 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 t per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Malaysia ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.