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

Greece
0.1976 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
0.1997 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
21st
Madagascar rank
20th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Greece
  • Madagascar
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.1997 ha per square kilometre against 0.1976 ha per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 0.0021 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Greece ranks 21st 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 Greece Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0476 ha per square kilometre 0.1595 ha per square kilometre 0.1119 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.0304 ha per square kilometre 0.1345 ha per square kilometre 0.1041 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0097 ha per square kilometre 0.2391 ha per square kilometre 0.2294 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 0.1195 ha per square kilometre 0.1951 ha per square kilometre 0.0756 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, Greece or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.1997 ha per square kilometre against 0.1976 ha per square kilometre in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Greece and Madagascar?
0.0021 ha per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Madagascar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Greece and Madagascar rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Greece ranks 21st 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.