Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Forest fires — Burned Area
Ethiopia
140,455 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
116,407 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
19th
Madagascar rank
22nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 140,455 ha against 116,407 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 24,048 ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 219 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196,668 ha | 87,579 ha | 109,089 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 210,009 ha | 78,227 ha | 131,781 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 168,800 ha | 139,095 ha | 29,704 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 188,791 ha | 114,076 ha | 74,716 ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Ethiopia, at 140,455 ha against 116,407 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 24,048 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 219 countries.
- 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.