Malawi vs Nicaragua: Grassland — Burning crop residues
Malawi
384,804 t
in 2024
Nicaragua
423,645 t
in 2023
Malawi rank
50th
Nicaragua rank
49th
Grassland — Burning crop residues over time
- Malawi
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 423,645 t against 384,804 t in Malawi, a difference of 38,841 t.
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 50th and Nicaragua ranks 49th 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 | 249,145 t | 96,543 t | 152,601 t | Malawi |
| 2000s | 432,015 t | 122,597 t | 309,418 t | Malawi |
| 2010s | 531,245 t | 170,433 t | 360,812 t | Malawi |
| 2020s | 424,691 t | 217,026 t | 207,665 t | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burning crop residues, Malawi or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 423,645 t against 384,804 t in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland — burning crop residues between Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 38,841 t, 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 — burning crop residues?
- Malawi ranks 50th and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.