Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.0096 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0073 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
28th
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0096 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0595 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0136 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0459 hectares per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.1153 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0108 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1044 hectares per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0509 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0454 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, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 0.0096 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st 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.