Malawi vs Nicaragua: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.6603 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.8434 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
40th
Nicaragua rank
37th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.8434 hectares per square kilometre against 0.6603 hectares per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.1831 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2452 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8029 hectares per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.11 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2807 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8274 hectares per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.886 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3916 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4944 hectares per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Malawi or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.8434 hectares per square kilometre against 0.6603 hectares per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 0.1831 hectares per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 37th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.