Madagascar vs South Africa: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Madagascar
3.94 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
3.4 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
14th
South Africa rank
17th
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Madagascar
- South Africa
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.94 ha per square kilometre against 3.4 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.54 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.32 ha per square kilometre | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 6.37 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 3.76 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 5.66 ha per square kilometre | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.56 ha per square kilometre | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Madagascar or South Africa?
- Madagascar, at 3.94 ha per square kilometre against 3.4 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Madagascar and South Africa?
- 0.54 ha per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 17th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Grassland — 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.