Congo vs Madagascar: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Congo
0.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
0.0954 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
20th
Madagascar rank
23rd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.13 ha per square kilometre against 0.0954 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0346 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1313 ha per square kilometre | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.1246 ha per square kilometre | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | 0.0524 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1677 ha per square kilometre | 0.1099 ha per square kilometre | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1604 ha per square kilometre | 0.1001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Madagascar?
- Congo, at 0.13 ha per square kilometre against 0.0954 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Madagascar?
- 0.0346 ha per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Humid tropical forest — 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.