Madagascar vs Nicaragua: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Madagascar
3,661 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
2,374 ha
in 2023
Madagascar rank
13th
Nicaragua rank
15th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3,661 ha against 2,374 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,287 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 13th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 219 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,254 ha | 732.73 ha | 31,522 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 53,180 ha | 949.13 ha | 52,231 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 26,629 ha | 485.5 ha | 26,143 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 11,908 ha | 711.11 ha | 11,197 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Madagascar or Nicaragua?
- Madagascar, at 3,661 ha against 2,374 ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Madagascar and Nicaragua?
- 1,287 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Nicaragua rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 13th and Nicaragua ranks 15th 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.