Malawi vs Peru: Grassland — Burned Area
Malawi
74,684 ha
in 2024
Peru
107,306 ha
in 2024
Malawi rank
51st
Peru rank
48th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Malawi
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 107,306 ha against 74,684 ha in Malawi, a difference of 32,622 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 51st and Peru ranks 48th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,234 ha | 34,881 ha | 13,353 ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 83,850 ha | 31,589 ha | 52,261 ha | Malawi |
| 2010s | 102,664 ha | 47,188 ha | 55,476 ha | Malawi |
| 2020s | 80,505 ha | 96,235 ha | 15,730 ha | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Malawi or Peru?
- Peru, at 107,306 ha against 74,684 ha in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Malawi and Peru?
- 32,622 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Peru rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Malawi ranks 51st and Peru ranks 48th 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.