Kenya vs Malawi: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Kenya
318,870 ha
in 2024
Malawi
308,818 ha
in 2024
Kenya rank
44th
Malawi rank
45th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 318,870 ha against 308,818 ha in Malawi, a difference of 10,052 ha.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 45th of 221 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 313,244 ha | 378,836 ha | 65,592 ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 255,774 ha | 385,641 ha | 129,866 ha | Malawi |
| 2010s | 219,582 ha | 386,552 ha | 166,970 ha | Malawi |
| 2020s | 238,012 ha | 330,649 ha | 92,637 ha | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Kenya or Malawi?
- Kenya, at 318,870 ha against 308,818 ha in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Kenya and Malawi?
- 10,052 ha, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 45th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.