Madagascar vs Nigeria: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Madagascar
51,999 ha
in 2024
Nigeria
60,809 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
25th
Nigeria rank
22nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 60,809 ha against 51,999 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 8,810 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Madagascar ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,814 ha | 343,614 ha | 303,800 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 41,938 ha | 118,791 ha | 76,852 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 63,951 ha | 36,479 ha | 27,472 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 57,003 ha | 69,018 ha | 12,015 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 60,809 ha against 51,999 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 8,810 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 22nd 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.