Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.6495 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.6495 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.8% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 1.58 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8334 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.8334 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8334 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8334 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8334 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8334 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0274 ha per square kilometre | -96.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6562 ha per square kilometre | +3016.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9641 ha per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8763 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8686 ha per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9734 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7484 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8274 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +91.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9755 ha per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2020 | 0.951 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8807 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9961 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6495 ha per square kilometre | -34.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.6495 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 ha per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.6495 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.04 ha per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +3016.3% | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | 0.6562 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | 0.8334 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8894 ha per square kilometre | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.7484 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8693 ha per square kilometre | 0.6495 ha per square kilometre | 0.9961 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0.7893 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nicaragua 0.6776 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cameroon 0.6585 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Honduras 0.4479 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Myanmar 0.4243 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Colombia 0.4181 ha per square kilometre 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 grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.6495 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area 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
Grassland — Burned Area 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.