Colombia vs Malawi: Other forest — Burned Area
Colombia
4,210 ha
in 2024
Malawi
7,634 ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
35th
Malawi rank
32nd
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Colombia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 7,634 ha against 4,210 ha in Colombia, a difference of 3,424 ha.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.8 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Colombia ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 219 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,294 ha | 12,530 ha | 8,236 ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4,313 ha | 24,646 ha | 20,333 ha | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2,856 ha | 20,135 ha | 17,279 ha | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2,685 ha | 10,611 ha | 7,926 ha | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Colombia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 7,634 ha against 4,210 ha in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Colombia and Malawi?
- 3,424 ha, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Malawi rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.