Cuba vs Madagascar: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Cuba
0.2116 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
0.1997 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
18th
Madagascar rank
20th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Cuba
  • Madagascar
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.2116 ha per square kilometre against 0.1997 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0119 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cuba ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 186 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0683 ha per square kilometre 0.1595 ha per square kilometre 0.0912 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.076 ha per square kilometre 0.1345 ha per square kilometre 0.0586 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0585 ha per square kilometre 0.2391 ha per square kilometre 0.1806 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 0.1263 ha per square kilometre 0.1951 ha per square kilometre 0.0687 ha per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Cuba or Madagascar?
Cuba, at 0.2116 ha per square kilometre against 0.1997 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Cuba and Madagascar?
0.0119 ha per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Madagascar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Madagascar rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.