Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0097 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0097 ha per person for savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0296 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Malawi 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0263 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0255 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0247 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0244 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0247 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0247 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0241 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0237 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0197 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0184 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0172 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0238 ha per person | +38.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0296 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0198 ha per person | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 0.024 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0176 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0218 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0191 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0148 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0213 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0148 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0195 ha per person | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0156 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 0.014 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0095 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.014 ha per person | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 ha per person | -33.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0097 ha per person | +4.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0097 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0097 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0241 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 0.0263 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 ha per person | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0296 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.0213 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 32 Zimbabwe 0.0113 ha per person compare
- 33 Chad 0.0111 ha per person compare
- 34 Madagascar 0.0098 ha per person compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 0.0061 ha per person compare
- 37 Myanmar 0.005 ha per person compare
- 38 Montenegro 0.0049 ha per person 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Malawi?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Malawi was 0.0097 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0296 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.