Madagascar vs Portugal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Madagascar
0.0036 ha per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0029 ha per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Portugal rank
30th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Madagascar
- Portugal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.0036 ha per person against 0.0029 ha per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0007 ha per person.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 30th of 186 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Madagascar or Portugal?
- Madagascar, at 0.0036 ha per person against 0.0029 ha per person in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Madagascar and Portugal?
- 0.0007 ha per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Portugal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 30th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — 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.