Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Madagascar
0.0532 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0766 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
8th
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0766 ha per square kilometre against 0.0532 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0234 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Madagascar ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.161 ha per square kilometre | 0.2181 ha per square kilometre | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.1742 ha per square kilometre | 0.5743 ha per square kilometre | 0.4001 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | 0.2432 ha per square kilometre | 0.1407 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0593 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 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, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0766 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 Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0234 ha per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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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About this data
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.