Malawi vs Peru: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Malawi

67,365 hectares

in 2026

Peru

60,831 hectares

in 2026

Malawi rank

72nd

Peru rank

75th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Malawi currently reports 67,365 hectares against 60,831 hectares in Peru, a difference of 6,534 hectares.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 72nd and Peru ranks 75th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.