Eastern Asia vs Madagascar: Forest fires — Burned Area
Eastern Asia
98,660 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
116,407 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
20th
Madagascar rank
22nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Eastern Asia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 116,407 ha against 98,660 ha in Eastern Asia, a difference of 17,747 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Asia ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern Asia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190,764 ha | 92,774 ha | 97,990 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 177,373 ha | 78,227 ha | 99,146 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 112,629 ha | 139,095 ha | 26,467 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 92,280 ha | 114,076 ha | 21,796 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Eastern Asia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 116,407 ha against 98,660 ha in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Eastern Asia and Madagascar?
- 17,747 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and Madagascar rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — 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.