Algeria vs Malaysia: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Algeria

3,616 hectares

in 2024

Malaysia

4,251 hectares

in 2024

Algeria rank

33rd

Malaysia rank

31st

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Algeria
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4,251 hectares against 3,616 hectares in Algeria, a difference of 634.3 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 31st of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).