Japan vs Malaysia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0015 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
132nd
Malaysia rank
135th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 132nd and Malaysia ranks 135th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0102 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0092 hectares per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | Japan |
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, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 132nd and Malaysia ranks 135th 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.