Bhutan vs Malaysia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Bhutan
-90.32 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
-93.01 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bhutan rank
129th
Malaysia rank
131st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Bhutan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports -90.32 % change on previous year against -93.01 % change on previous year in Malaysia, a difference of 2.69 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 129th and Malaysia ranks 131st of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.96 % change on previous year | 67.3 % change on previous year | 41.33 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 122.17 % change on previous year | 151.04 % change on previous year | 28.86 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 23.93 % change on previous year | -64.77 % change on previous year | 88.7 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Bhutan or Malaysia?
- Bhutan, at -90.32 % change on previous year against -93.01 % change on previous year in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 2.69 % change on previous year, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 129th and Malaysia ranks 131st of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.