Malawi vs United States: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Malawi
0.0031 hectares per person
in 2025
United States
0.0033 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
65th
United States rank
63rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Malawi
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0033 hectares per person against 0.0031 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 65th and United States ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0076 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0062 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0039 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Malawi or United States?
- United States, at 0.0033 hectares per person against 0.0031 hectares per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Malawi and United States?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and United States rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 65th and United States ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.