Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi
Malawi: Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 74,684 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Malawi stood at 74,684 ha.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Malawi peaked at 149,101 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,985 ha, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 56th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,234 ha | 2,160 ha | 78,572 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,850 ha | 1,985 ha | 107,559 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,664 ha | 70,558 ha | 149,101 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,505 ha | 61,235 ha | 93,917 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Share co2 vs population 0.5809 (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 22.22 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.4% (2025)
- Urban population 3.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 17.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.0869 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 57.56 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.0869 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.0869 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Malawi?
- Grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Malawi was 74,684 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 149,101 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,985 ha in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Malawi ranks 56th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.