Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Malawi
Malawi: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0017 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0017 ha per person for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.3% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0068 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Malawi 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0049 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0048 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 ha per person | -68.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per person | -36.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 ha per person | +30.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -94.5% |
| 2001 | 0.002 ha per person | +2930.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 ha per person | +146.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 ha per person | -44.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 ha per person | +112.4% |
| 2006 | 0.002 ha per person | -65.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 ha per person | +43.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 ha per person | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 ha per person | -50.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 ha per person | +263.3% |
| 2011 | 0.004 ha per person | -40.6% |
| 2012 | 0.006 ha per person | +47.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 ha per person | -31.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 ha per person | +37.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 ha per person | -63.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 ha per person | +55.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 ha per person | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 ha per person | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 ha per person | +53.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 ha per person | -53.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 ha per person | +23.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0017 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 69.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0017 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 26.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 | +2930.6% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0029 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Malawi?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Malawi was 0.0017 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.