Cuba vs Malawi: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cuba
326,968 hectares
in 2025
Malawi
385,312 hectares
in 2025
Cuba rank
55th
Malawi rank
53rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cuba
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 385,312 hectares against 326,968 hectares in Cuba, a difference of 58,344 hectares.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Cuba ranks 55th and Malawi ranks 53rd of 225 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276,674 hectares | 544,640 hectares | 267,966 hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | 144,867 hectares | 534,605 hectares | 389,738 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | 243,283 hectares | 415,887 hectares | 172,603 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cuba or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 385,312 hectares against 326,968 hectares in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cuba and Malawi?
- 58,344 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malawi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Malawi rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cuba ranks 55th and Malawi ranks 53rd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.