Central America vs Madagascar: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Central America
5,425 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
3,661 ha
in 2024
Central America rank
15th
Madagascar rank
13th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Central America
- Madagascar
How they compare
Central America currently reports 5,425 ha against 3,661 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 1,764 ha.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Central America ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,091 ha | 32,254 ha | 4,836 ha | Central America |
| 2000s | 21,149 ha | 53,180 ha | 32,030 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 12,643 ha | 26,629 ha | 13,986 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 14,489 ha | 10,259 ha | 4,231 ha | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Central America or Madagascar?
- Central America, at 5,425 ha against 3,661 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Central America and Madagascar?
- 1,764 ha, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Madagascar rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Central America ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.