Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.002 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.002 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.7% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0089 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 33rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0068 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0066 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 ha per person | -66.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 ha per person | -40.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 ha per person | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per person | -73.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 ha per person | +1083.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 ha per person | +77.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 ha per person | -29.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 ha per person | +52.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 ha per person | -52.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 ha per person | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per person | -54.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 ha per person | +241.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 ha per person | -41.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 ha per person | +50.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 ha per person | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 ha per person | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 ha per person | -54.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 ha per person | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 ha per person | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 ha per person | -37.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 ha per person | +71.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 ha per person | -60.2% |
| 2024 | 0.002 ha per person | +31.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 50.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 7.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1083.7% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 30 Portugal 0.0029 ha per person compare
- 31 Eswatini 0.0029 ha per person compare
- 32 Bhutan 0.0024 ha per person compare
- 34 Costa Rica 0.0013 ha per person compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 36 South Africa 0.0011 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Malawi?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Malawi was 0.002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.