Gambia vs Malawi: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.0106 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.0096 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
26th
Malawi rank
28th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Malawi
00.10.20.3200220122023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0106 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0096 hectares per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.001 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1156 hectares per square kilometre 0.0595 hectares per square kilometre 0.0561 hectares per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.0305 hectares per square kilometre 0.1153 hectares per square kilometre 0.0847 hectares per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.0276 hectares per square kilometre 0.0509 hectares per square kilometre 0.0233 hectares per square kilometre Malawi

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, Gambia or Malawi?
Gambia, at 0.0106 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0096 hectares per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Gambia and Malawi?
0.001 hectares per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 28th 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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Indicator
Wildfire area burned 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

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.