India vs Madagascar: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square

India
8.8 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
10.42 t per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
23rd
Madagascar rank
20th

Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time

  • India
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 10.42 t per square kilometre against 8.8 t per square kilometre in India, a difference of 1.62 t per square kilometre.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

India ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 20th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 8.44 t per square kilometre 8.45 t per square kilometre 0.004 t per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 10.44 t per square kilometre 7.05 t per square kilometre 3.39 t per square kilometre India
2010s 17.05 t per square kilometre 12.46 t per square kilometre 4.59 t per square kilometre India
2020s 14.55 t per square kilometre 10.2 t per square kilometre 4.35 t per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), India or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 10.42 t per square kilometre against 8.8 t per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between India and Madagascar?
1.62 t per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Madagascar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and Madagascar rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
India ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 20th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.