Indonesia vs Madagascar: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Indonesia
25,110 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
51,999 ha
in 2024
Indonesia rank
28th
Madagascar rank
25th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Indonesia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 51,999 ha against 25,110 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 26,889 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 948,523 ha | 39,814 ha | 908,709 ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 259,698 ha | 41,938 ha | 217,760 ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 215,629 ha | 63,951 ha | 151,678 ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 50,898 ha | 57,003 ha | 6,105 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Indonesia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 51,999 ha against 25,110 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Indonesia and Madagascar?
- 26,889 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Madagascar rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Indonesia ranks 28th 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.
Individual pages
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.