Madagascar vs Zambia: Grassland — Burned Area
Madagascar
3.28 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
3.59 million ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
13th
Zambia rank
12th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.59 million ha against 3.28 million ha in Madagascar, a difference of 304,960 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 12th of 220 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 million ha | 2.30 million ha | 373,803 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.70 million ha | 4.25 million ha | 550,435 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.29 million ha | 4.32 million ha | 1.03 million ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.78 million ha | 3.79 million ha | 1.01 million ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.59 million ha against 3.28 million ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 304,960 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 12th 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.