Malawi vs Nepal: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Malawi
381,942 hectares
in 2024
Nepal
518,465 hectares
in 2024
Malawi rank
56th
Nepal rank
53rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 518,465 hectares against 381,942 hectares in Malawi, a difference of 136,523 hectares.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 53rd of 225 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 544,640 hectares | 130,784 hectares | 413,856 hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | 534,605 hectares | 222,631 hectares | 311,974 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | 422,002 hectares | 269,221 hectares | 152,781 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Malawi or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 518,465 hectares against 381,942 hectares in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Malawi and Nepal?
- 136,523 hectares, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Malawi ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 53rd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – 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.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.