Belize vs Madagascar: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Belize
55,708 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
51,999 ha
in 2024
Belize rank
23rd
Madagascar rank
25th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Belize
- Madagascar
How they compare
Belize currently reports 55,708 ha against 51,999 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 3,709 ha.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Belize ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,618 ha | 39,814 ha | 28,196 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 13,500 ha | 41,938 ha | 28,438 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 16,091 ha | 63,951 ha | 47,860 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 22,468 ha | 57,003 ha | 34,535 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Belize or Madagascar?
- Belize, at 55,708 ha against 51,999 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Belize and Madagascar?
- 3,709 ha, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Madagascar rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Belize ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 25th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.