Malawi vs Nicaragua: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Malawi
308,818 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
490,427 ha
in 2023
Malawi rank
45th
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Malawi
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 490,427 ha against 308,818 ha in Malawi, a difference of 181,609 ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.6 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 221 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 | 378,836 ha | 97,257 ha | 281,579 ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 385,641 ha | 117,784 ha | 267,857 ha | Malawi |
| 2010s | 386,552 ha | 133,699 ha | 252,853 ha | Malawi |
| 2020s | 336,107 ha | 206,297 ha | 129,810 ha | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Malawi or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 490,427 ha against 308,818 ha in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 181,609 ha, 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 savanna fires — burned area?
- Malawi ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd 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.