Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Malawi or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 54,200 ha against 35,925 ha in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Malawi and Paraguay?

18,275 ha, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Paraguay: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area

Malawi

35,925 ha

in 2024

Paraguay

54,200 ha

in 2024

Malawi rank

27th

Paraguay rank

24th

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time

Malawi
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 54,200 ha against 35,925 ha in Malawi, a difference of 18,275 ha.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.5 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.

Malawi ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 24th of 218 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33,309 ha	73,648 ha	40,338 ha	Paraguay
2000s	36,702 ha	93,468 ha	56,766 ha	Paraguay
2010s	72,434 ha	37,580 ha	34,855 ha	Malawi
2020s	43,281 ha	47,852 ha	4,571 ha	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Malawi or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 54,200 ha against 35,925 ha in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Malawi and Paraguay?: 18,275 ha, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Paraguay rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?: Malawi ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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