Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0034 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0034 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0085 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Malawi 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0082 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.008 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0078 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0077 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | -96.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 ha per person | +2941.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0077 ha per person | +43.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 ha per person | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 ha per person | +30.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 0.008 ha per person | +86.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 ha per person | -39.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 ha per person | -36.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 ha per person | +18.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0034 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0092 ha per person, 38% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0034 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 | +2941.7% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 5 |
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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Malawi?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Malawi was 0.0034 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0085 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.