Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Malawi, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Malawi is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 48.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0012 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 43rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +332.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 hectares per person | +661.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 hectares per person | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -87.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +803.7% |
| 2011 | 0.001 hectares per person | +44.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -94.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +1192.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -68.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +145.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -89.4% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +88.0% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | -48.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1192.4% | 0 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person |
| 2010 | +803.7% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person |
| 2005 | +661.0% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Malawi?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Malawi was 0 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned 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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wildfire area burned 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.