Madagascar vs Mexico: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Madagascar
3,661 ha
in 2024
Mexico
4,676 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
13th
Mexico rank
10th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4,676 ha against 3,661 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 1,015 ha.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 10th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,254 ha | 35,781 ha | 3,527 ha | Mexico |
| 2000s | 53,180 ha | 20,060 ha | 33,119 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 26,629 ha | 12,034 ha | 14,595 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 10,259 ha | 13,728 ha | 3,469 ha | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Madagascar or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 4,676 ha against 3,661 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Madagascar and Mexico?
- 1,015 ha, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mexico rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 10th 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.