Madagascar vs United States of America: Grassland — Burned Area
Madagascar
3.28 million ha
in 2024
United States of America
2.06 million ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
13th
United States of America rank
16th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- United States of America
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.28 million ha against 2.06 million ha in United States of America, a difference of 1.23 million ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.6 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 16th of 220 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 million ha | 954,885 ha | 975,721 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 3.70 million ha | 1.08 million ha | 2.62 million ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.29 million ha | 1.38 million ha | 1.91 million ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.78 million ha | 1.45 million ha | 1.33 million ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Madagascar or United States of America?
- Madagascar, at 3.28 million ha against 2.06 million ha in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Madagascar and United States of America?
- 1.23 million ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and United States of America rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 16th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — 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.