Malaysia vs Yemen: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
0.0005 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
135th
Yemen rank
138th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre in Yemen, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 135th and Yemen ranks 138th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0102 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0102 hectares per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre Malaysia

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, Malaysia or Yemen?
Malaysia, at 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Yemen?
0.0002 hectares per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Yemen?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Yemen rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 135th and Yemen ranks 138th 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
Last refreshed

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.