Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Ethiopia
3,633 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
3,661 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
14th
Madagascar rank
13th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3,661 ha against 3,633 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 28 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 219 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,974 ha | 31,728 ha | 8,754 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 6,582 ha | 53,180 ha | 46,597 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2,535 ha | 26,629 ha | 24,094 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4,903 ha | 10,259 ha | 5,356 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3,661 ha against 3,633 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 28 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 219 countries.
- 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.