Iraq vs Madagascar: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Iraq
0.0636 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
0.0532 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
7th
Madagascar rank
8th

Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Iraq
  • Madagascar
00.10.20.3199020062023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0636 ha per square kilometre against 0.0532 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0104 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Iraq ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0647 ha per square kilometre 0.161 ha per square kilometre 0.0963 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.0093 ha per square kilometre 0.1742 ha per square kilometre 0.1649 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0447 ha per square kilometre 0.1025 ha per square kilometre 0.0578 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 0.0541 ha per square kilometre 0.0593 ha per square kilometre 0.0052 ha per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Iraq or Madagascar?
Iraq, at 0.0636 ha per square kilometre against 0.0532 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Iraq and Madagascar?
0.0104 ha per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Madagascar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Madagascar rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,213 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 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.