Cameroon vs Malawi: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Cameroon
0.7035 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.6603 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
38th
Malawi rank
40th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.7035 hectares per square kilometre against 0.6603 hectares per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0432 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Cameroon ranks 38th and Malawi ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8419 hectares per square kilometre | 1.05 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2063 hectares per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.7033 hectares per square kilometre | 1.11 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4048 hectares per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.9004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.886 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0144 hectares per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Cameroon, at 0.7035 hectares per square kilometre against 0.6603 hectares per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 0.0432 hectares per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 38th and Malawi ranks 40th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 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.