Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Americas or Madagascar?

Americas, at 178,094 ha against 17,426 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.

What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Americas and Madagascar?

160,668 ha, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Madagascar?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs Madagascar: Open shrubland — Burned Area

Americas

178,094 ha

in 2024

Madagascar

17,426 ha

in 2024

Americas rank

11th

Madagascar rank

14th

Open shrubland — Burned Area over time

Americas
Madagascar

How they compare

Americas currently reports 178,094 ha against 17,426 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 160,668 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 10.2 times Madagascar's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.32 million ha	61,372 ha	1.26 million ha	Americas
2000s	776,536 ha	48,123 ha	728,413 ha	Americas
2010s	382,280 ha	32,994 ha	349,286 ha	Americas
2020s	322,897 ha	21,562 ha	301,334 ha	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Americas or Madagascar?: Americas, at 178,094 ha against 17,426 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Americas and Madagascar?: 160,668 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Madagascar?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Madagascar rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?: Americas ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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