Malawi vs Panama: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Malawi
21.39 ha
in 2024
Panama
42.75 ha
in 2024
Malawi rank
31st
Panama rank
28th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Malawi
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 42.75 ha against 21.39 ha in Malawi, a difference of 21.36 ha.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.0 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 31st and Panama ranks 28th of 219 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,093 ha | 29.4 ha | 1,063 ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 468.78 ha | 18.29 ha | 450.5 ha | Malawi |
| 2010s | 42.77 ha | 2.14 ha | 40.63 ha | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.55 ha | 8.55 ha | 0.0038 ha | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Malawi or Panama?
- Panama, at 42.75 ha against 21.39 ha in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Malawi and Panama?
- 21.36 ha, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Panama ranks 28th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.