Malawi vs Nicaragua: Grassland — Burned Area
Malawi
74,684 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
81,547 ha
in 2023
Malawi rank
51st
Nicaragua rank
50th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Malawi
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 81,547 ha against 74,684 ha in Malawi, a difference of 6,863 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 220 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 | 48,234 ha | 18,576 ha | 29,658 ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 83,850 ha | 23,586 ha | 60,264 ha | Malawi |
| 2010s | 102,664 ha | 32,803 ha | 69,861 ha | Malawi |
| 2020s | 81,961 ha | 41,763 ha | 40,198 ha | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Malawi or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 81,547 ha against 74,684 ha in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 6,863 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 grassland — burned area?
- Malawi ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — 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.