# Wildfires in Malaysia in 2024

49 fires larger than 500 hectares in Malaysia in 2024, with 40,846 hectares burned according to their perimeters. Here is the whole year: what the official record says, when and where it burned and what the weather was like.

## The year in a few sentences

- According to Copernicus GWIS, 106,889 hectares burned in Malaysia in 2024: 62% of the average of the other years from 2012 to 2024 (173,699 ha). (Copernicus GWIS)
- The worst week was 25 March to 31 March: 11,644 hectares burned in seven days, 11% of the year according to Copernicus GWIS. (Copernicus GWIS)
- The largest fire was the Pekan fire, which started on 18 March 2024 and burned 4,034 hectares: 10% of the area of the year's 49 fires with a page. (WorldFires)
- The day of highest danger at a fire this year was 28 April 2024: a Fire Weather Index of 40 (very high on the EFFIS scale) at the Kudat fire, calculated by WorldFires from ERA5. (WorldFires · ERA5)

## Month by month

Hectares within the perimeters by the month the fire started. Tap a month to see it on the map.

| Month | Fires | Hectares |
|---|---:|---:|
| January | 0 | 0 |
| February | 3 | 1,778 |
| March | 15 | 14,649 |
| April | 12 | 8,246 |
| May | 11 | 9,884 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 1 | 700 |
| August | 4 | 3,204 |
| September | 2 | 1,800 |
| October | 1 | 585 |
| November | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 |

## Week by week, against other years (Copernicus GWIS)

The average and the band are the Copernicus GWIS climatology for 2012–2025, which includes 2024 itself.

| Week | 2024 | That week | average | lowest and highest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 (1 Jan–7 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0–2,047 |
| 2 (8 Jan–14 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 810 | 0–3,523 |
| 3 (15 Jan–21 Jan) | 191 | 191 | 1,295 | 0–4,630 |
| 4 (22 Jan–28 Jan) | 1,654 | 1,463 | 3,038 | 0–9,647 |
| 5 (29 Jan–4 Feb) | 2,600 | 946 | 4,601 | 0–15,467 |
| 6 (5 Feb–11 Feb) | 3,288 | 688 | 6,857 | 146–27,436 |
| 7 (12 Feb–18 Feb) | 5,822 | 2,534 | 8,587 | 146–33,278 |
| 8 (19 Feb–25 Feb) | 8,287 | 2,465 | 13,779 | 146–65,918 |
| 9 (26 Feb–3 Mar) | 11,119 | 2,832 | 20,460 | 682–122,190 |
| 10 (4 Mar–10 Mar) | 13,514 | 2,395 | 28,771 | 1,699–185,024 |
| 11 (11 Mar–17 Mar) | 19,337 | 5,823 | 36,632 | 3,355–199,256 |
| 12 (18 Mar–24 Mar) | 21,803 | 2,466 | 42,315 | 3,355–214,106 |
| 13 (25 Mar–31 Mar) | 33,447 | 11,644 | 48,307 | 3,510–221,736 |
| 14 (1 Apr–7 Apr) | 44,122 | 10,675 | 54,545 | 3,510–231,695 |
| 15 (8 Apr–14 Apr) | 48,586 | 4,464 | 59,468 | 4,018–246,728 |
| 16 (15 Apr–21 Apr) | 51,143 | 2,557 | 65,222 | 4,689–255,846 |
| 17 (22 Apr–28 Apr) | 55,873 | 4,730 | 67,951 | 4,889–262,490 |
| 18 (29 Apr–5 May) | 62,420 | 6,547 | 71,490 | 5,323–270,664 |
| 19 (6 May–12 May) | 68,627 | 6,207 | 75,232 | 6,350–277,248 |
| 20 (13 May–19 May) | 73,151 | 4,524 | 77,732 | 6,832–278,760 |
| 21 (20 May–26 May) | 75,864 | 2,713 | 80,373 | 7,166–283,243 |
| 22 (27 May–2 Jun) | 76,068 | 204 | 82,118 | 8,409–285,871 |
| 23 (3 Jun–9 Jun) | 77,057 | 989 | 84,325 | 9,116–291,317 |
| 24 (10 Jun–16 Jun) | 77,499 | 442 | 88,667 | 9,600–296,306 |
| 25 (17 Jun–23 Jun) | 77,869 | 370 | 94,980 | 10,470–314,307 |
| 26 (24 Jun–30 Jun) | 77,869 | 0 | 98,108 | 10,792–321,153 |
| 27 (1 Jul–7 Jul) | 79,134 | 1,265 | 101,115 | 10,792–325,773 |
| 28 (8 Jul–14 Jul) | 79,531 | 397 | 103,170 | 11,029–327,541 |
| 29 (15 Jul–21 Jul) | 80,632 | 1,101 | 109,779 | 11,986–359,587 |
| 30 (22 Jul–28 Jul) | 85,485 | 4,853 | 117,960 | 12,964–393,308 |
| 31 (29 Jul–4 Aug) | 86,734 | 1,249 | 123,730 | 12,964–403,933 |
| 32 (5 Aug–11 Aug) | 88,185 | 1,451 | 128,824 | 15,074–407,589 |
| 33 (12 Aug–18 Aug) | 92,771 | 4,586 | 134,099 | 16,851–408,257 |
| 34 (19 Aug–25 Aug) | 93,222 | 451 | 137,690 | 17,464–411,405 |
| 35 (26 Aug–1 Sept) | 94,481 | 1,259 | 140,521 | 18,118–413,468 |
| 36 (2 Sept–8 Sept) | 97,502 | 3,021 | 143,308 | 18,118–417,281 |
| 37 (9 Sept–15 Sept) | 99,601 | 2,099 | 145,656 | 19,285–423,833 |
| 38 (16 Sept–22 Sept) | 100,324 | 723 | 148,806 | 21,196–430,329 |
| 39 (23 Sept–29 Sept) | 100,766 | 442 | 151,202 | 21,196–435,826 |
| 40 (30 Sept–6 Oct) | 101,963 | 1,197 | 152,566 | 21,374–438,073 |
| 41 (7 Oct–13 Oct) | 102,190 | 227 | 153,744 | 22,008–439,867 |
| 42 (14 Oct–20 Oct) | 102,701 | 511 | 154,827 | 22,008–443,473 |
| 43 (21 Oct–27 Oct) | 103,634 | 933 | 155,611 | 22,008–445,298 |
| 44 (28 Oct–3 Nov) | 104,735 | 1,101 | 156,456 | 22,008–447,171 |
| 45 (4 Nov–10 Nov) | 104,961 | 226 | 156,716 | 22,309–447,640 |
| 46 (11 Nov–17 Nov) | 105,312 | 351 | 157,053 | 22,309–448,113 |
| 47 (18 Nov–24 Nov) | 105,749 | 437 | 157,413 | 22,309–448,515 |
| 48 (25 Nov–1 Dec) | 105,749 | 0 | 157,686 | 22,588–448,861 |
| 49 (2 Dec–8 Dec) | 106,100 | 351 | 158,122 | 23,032–449,517 |
| 50 (9 Dec–15 Dec) | 106,100 | 0 | 158,514 | 23,294–452,378 |
| 51 (16 Dec–22 Dec) | 106,387 | 287 | 158,906 | 23,451–452,378 |
| 52 (23 Dec–29 Dec) | 106,889 | 502 | 159,154 | 23,451–452,615 |

## Largest recorded fires

- [Pekan fire, 18 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pekan-2024-03-5.md) · 4,034 ha
- [Dungun fire, May 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/dungun-2024-05.md) · 2,031 ha
- [Pitas fire, 4 May 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pitas-2024-05-2.md) · 1,474 ha
- [Pekan fire, 24 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pekan-2024-03-4.md) · 1,461 ha
- [Pekan fire, 13 August 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pekan-2024-08-3.md) · 1,277 ha
- [Kuala Penyu fire, 12 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/kuala-penyu-2024-03.md) · 1,108 ha
- [Beluran fire, 23 May 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/beluran-2024-05-3.md) · 1,054 ha
- [Rompin fire, April 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/rompin-2024-04.md) · 1,044 ha
- [Pekan fire, 23 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pekan-2024-03-2.md) · 1,005 ha
- [Pekan fire, September 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pekan-2024-09.md) · 960 ha
- [Beluran fire, 17 May 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/beluran-2024-05-2.md) · 915 ha
- [Pekan fire, 13 August 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pekan-2024-08-2.md) · 912 ha
- [Kuala Nerus fire, April 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/kuala-nerus-2024-04.md) · 864 ha
- [Kuantan fire, 5 April 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/kuantan-2024-04-2.md) · 847 ha
- [Beluru fire, September 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/beluru-2024-09.md) · 840 ha
- [Pekan fire, 22 March 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pekan-2024-03.md) · 812 ha
- [Setiu fire, April 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/setiu-2024-04.md) · 804 ha
- [Besut fire, May 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/besut-2024-05.md) · 769 ha
- [Pitas fire, 4 May 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/pitas-2024-05.md) · 765 ha
- [Kuantan fire, 2 April 2024](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/kuantan-2024-04.md) · 732 ha

## Sources and limits

Fire-page areas are satellite-measured perimeters and may differ from official statistics. The yearly and weekly record is the Copernicus GWIS estimate. The FWI is our own calculation from ERA5 at each fire's location: it is not an official danger warning.

## How to cite

WorldFires, “Wildfires in Malaysia in 2024”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/malaysia/2024 (accessed 15 November 2026). Sources: Copernicus GWIS, WorldFires, WorldFires · ERA5, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS).

> Experimental site with automatically processed open data: it may contain errors and is not an official emergency service. If there is a fire, call your local emergency number.

Full version with maps: https://worldfires.org/en/country/malaysia/2024