Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0015 ha per square kilometre for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2,200.0% on the previous year and down 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.0939 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 118th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 1997 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | +290.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | -84.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 2002 | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | +846.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +121.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0939 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -82.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2009 | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | +698.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | -71.7% |
| 2012 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +437.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0834 ha per square kilometre | +89.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -99.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +1808.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +188.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -80.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -99.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +2200.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0015 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0549 ha per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0015 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2200.0% | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +1808.4% | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +846.1% | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.048 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +698.1% | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | 0.082 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0416 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0939 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0834 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 115 Japan 0.0027 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Saudi Arabia 0.0021 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Belarus 0.0016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Tajikistan 0.0012 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Iceland 0.0006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Yemen 0.0006 ha 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 savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0939 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 118th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.1%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area 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
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.