Central America vs Madagascar: Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4)
Central America
0.3331 kt
in 2024
Madagascar
0.2248 kt
in 2024
Central America rank
15th
Madagascar rank
13th
Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Central America
- Madagascar
How they compare
Central America currently reports 0.3331 kt against 0.2248 kt in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1083 kt.
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 | 2.28 kt | 1.98 kt | 0.297 kt | Central America |
| 2000s | 1.3 kt | 3.27 kt | 1.97 kt | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.7764 kt | 1.64 kt | 0.8589 kt | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.8898 kt | 0.63 kt | 0.2598 kt | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — emissions, Central America or Madagascar?
- Central America, at 0.3331 kt against 0.2248 kt in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — emissions between Central America and Madagascar?
- 0.1083 kt, 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 — emissions?
- 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 — Emissions (CH4). 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.