Azerbaijan vs Malawi: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Azerbaijan
61,199 hectares
in 2025
Malawi
69,721 hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
56th
Malawi rank
54th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Azerbaijan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 69,721 hectares against 61,199 hectares in Azerbaijan, a difference of 8,522 hectares.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 56th and Malawi ranks 54th of 225 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,774 hectares | 98,821 hectares | 49,047 hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | 58,789 hectares | 104,472 hectares | 45,684 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | 40,871 hectares | 80,755 hectares | 39,884 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Azerbaijan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 69,721 hectares against 61,199 hectares in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Azerbaijan and Malawi?
- 8,522 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Malawi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Malawi rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Azerbaijan ranks 56th and Malawi ranks 54th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.