Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Malawi
Malawi: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 18.34 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 18.34 t per square kilometre for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.8% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malawi peaked at 74.6 t per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.59 t per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Malawi 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.49 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 36.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 36.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 36.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.7 t per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 1997 | 7.74 t per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 1998 | 10.19 t per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1999 | 9.4 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 2.59 t per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2001 | 30.16 t per square kilometre | +1065.2% |
| 2002 | 27.97 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 51.63 t per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 2004 | 36.96 t per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 58.72 t per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 2006 | 28.53 t per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2007 | 39.96 t per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 44.82 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 21.14 t per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 74.6 t per square kilometre | +252.8% |
| 2011 | 45.04 t per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 69.5 t per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2013 | 44.76 t per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 55.3 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 53.62 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 72.43 t per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 33.7 t per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 43.74 t per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 30.6 t per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 39.55 t per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 25.43 t per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 44.52 t per square kilometre | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 18.34 t per square kilometre | -58.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 18.34 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8044 t per square kilometre, 22.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 18.34 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 t per square kilometre, 17.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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 | +1065.2% | 2.59 t per square kilometre | 30.16 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9 t per square kilometre | 7.74 t per square kilometre | 36.49 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.25 t per square kilometre | 2.59 t per square kilometre | 58.72 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.33 t per square kilometre | 30.6 t per square kilometre | 74.6 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.96 t per square kilometre | 18.34 t per square kilometre | 44.52 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malawi?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malawi was 18.34 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6 t per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 t per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.