Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, Chile or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 128.79 hectares against 107.33 hectares in Chile as of 2025.

What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Chile and Malaysia?

21.46 hectares, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Malaysia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type

Chile

107.33 hectares

in 2025

Malaysia

128.79 hectares

in 2025

Chile rank

74th

Malaysia rank

71st

Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time

Chile
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 128.79 hectares against 107.33 hectares in Chile, a difference of 21.46 hectares.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.

Chile ranks 74th and Malaysia ranks 71st of 225 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	174.41 hectares	802.29 hectares	627.88 hectares	Malaysia
2010s	543.09 hectares	695.5 hectares	152.41 hectares	Malaysia
2020s	128.8 hectares	393.54 hectares	264.75 hectares	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, Chile or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 128.79 hectares against 107.33 hectares in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Chile and Malaysia?: 21.46 hectares, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Chile and Malaysia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type?: Chile ranks 74th and Malaysia ranks 71st of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wildfire area burned by land cover type
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Area of other land types burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes wetlands, urban areas, snow and ice, bare ground, and water bodies.