Madagascar vs Zambia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita

Madagascar
0.0001 ha per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0002 ha per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
10th
Zambia rank
8th

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zambia
00.0050.010.015199020072024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0002 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0023 ha per person 0.0067 ha per person 0.0043 ha per person Zambia
2000s 0.0028 ha per person 0.0028 ha per person 0 ha per person Madagascar
2010s 0.0011 ha per person 0.001 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Madagascar
2020s 0.0003 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per capita, Madagascar or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0002 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per capita between Madagascar and Zambia?
0.0001 ha per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,399 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Closed shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.