Indonesia vs Madagascar: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Indonesia
0.0965 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
0.0954 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
23rd

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Indonesia
  • Madagascar
00.511.52199020062023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.0965 ha per square kilometre against 0.0954 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0011 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 185 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 0.5236 ha per square kilometre 0.0685 ha per square kilometre 0.4551 ha per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 0.1383 ha per square kilometre 0.0721 ha per square kilometre 0.0662 ha per square kilometre Indonesia
2010s 0.1148 ha per square kilometre 0.1099 ha per square kilometre 0.0049 ha per square kilometre Indonesia
2020s 0.0303 ha per square kilometre 0.1001 ha per square kilometre 0.0698 ha per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Madagascar?
Indonesia, at 0.0965 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 Indonesia and Madagascar?
0.0011 ha per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Madagascar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Madagascar rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 22nd 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.

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.