Colombia vs Malaysia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Colombia
0.0011 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0008 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
67th
Malaysia rank
69th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.
Colombia ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | 0 hectares per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Colombia, at 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 69th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.