Cote d'Ivoire vs Malawi: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Cote d'Ivoire
0.5771 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.6603 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
42nd
Malawi rank
40th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Malawi
0.511.522.5200220122023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.6603 hectares per square kilometre against 0.5771 hectares per square kilometre in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0832 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5 hectares per square kilometre 1.05 hectares per square kilometre 0.4506 hectares per square kilometre Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 0.9219 hectares per square kilometre 1.11 hectares per square kilometre 0.1862 hectares per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.5924 hectares per square kilometre 0.886 hectares per square kilometre 0.2936 hectares per square kilometre Malawi

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, Cote d'Ivoire or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.6603 hectares per square kilometre against 0.5771 hectares per square kilometre in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
0.0832 hectares per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 42nd 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
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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.