Haiti vs Malaysia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Haiti
6,397 hectares
in 2025
Malaysia
7,191 hectares
in 2025
Haiti rank
115th
Malaysia rank
113th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Haiti
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 7,191 hectares against 6,397 hectares in Haiti, a difference of 794 hectares.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.
Haiti ranks 115th and Malaysia ranks 113th of 225 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,914 hectares | 59,063 hectares | 56,149 hectares | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1,850 hectares | 39,854 hectares | 38,003 hectares | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3,477 hectares | 13,459 hectares | 9,982 hectares | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Haiti or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 7,191 hectares against 6,397 hectares in Haiti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Haiti and Malaysia?
- 794 hectares, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malaysia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Malaysia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Haiti ranks 115th and Malaysia ranks 113th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.