India vs Malawi: Open shrubland — Burned Area
India
1,156 ha
in 2024
Malawi
513.21 ha
in 2024
India rank
29th
Malawi rank
31st
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- India
- Malawi
How they compare
India currently reports 1,156 ha against 513.21 ha in Malawi, a difference of 642.79 ha.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 31st of 218 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,934 ha | 867.62 ha | 2,067 ha | India |
| 2000s | 989.54 ha | 340.36 ha | 649.17 ha | India |
| 2010s | 704.63 ha | 218.12 ha | 486.5 ha | India |
| 2020s | 1,457 ha | 363.53 ha | 1,093 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, India or Malawi?
- India, at 1,156 ha against 513.21 ha in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between India and Malawi?
- 642.79 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Malawi rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- India ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 31st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.