Malawi vs Nicaragua: Forest fires — Burned Area
Malawi
43,559 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
61,142 ha
in 2023
Malawi rank
34th
Nicaragua rank
31st
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Malawi
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 61,142 ha against 43,559 ha in Malawi, a difference of 17,583 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 219 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,839 ha | 20,329 ha | 25,510 ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 61,348 ha | 11,835 ha | 49,512 ha | Malawi |
| 2010s | 92,569 ha | 13,644 ha | 78,926 ha | Malawi |
| 2020s | 56,476 ha | 25,032 ha | 31,443 ha | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Malawi or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 61,142 ha against 43,559 ha in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 17,583 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Malawi ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — 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.