Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Malawi
Malawi: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 385,312 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
385,312
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 225 countries
All-time high
693,176
in 2010
All-time low
344,634
in 2023
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Malawi, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 385,312 for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Malawi peaked at 693,176 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 344,634, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 53rd of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 528,361 | — |
| 2003 | 689,205 | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 473,666 | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 662,072 | +39.8% |
| 2006 | 466,968 | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 566,012 | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 575,843 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 394,993 | -31.4% |
| 2010 | 693,176 | +75.5% |
| 2011 | 542,056 | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 650,330 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 504,362 | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 461,752 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 503,611 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 585,846 | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 415,601 | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 560,152 | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 429,167 | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 467,806 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 388,747 | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 526,880 | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 344,634 | -34.6% |
| 2024 | 381,942 | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 385,312 | +0.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 385,312 is below the median for low income countries, which is 582,455, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 385,312 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 544,640 | 394,993 | 689,205 | 8 |
| 2010s | 534,605 | 415,601 | 693,176 | 10 |
| 2020s | 415,887 | 344,634 | 526,880 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Malawi?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Malawi was 385,312 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 693,176 in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 344,634 in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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