Madagascar vs Mexico: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Madagascar
17,426 ha
in 2024
Mexico
18,782 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
14th
Mexico rank
12th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 18,782 ha against 17,426 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 1,356 ha.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,372 ha | 74,324 ha | 12,951 ha | Mexico |
| 2000s | 48,123 ha | 33,059 ha | 15,064 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 32,994 ha | 68,913 ha | 35,919 ha | Mexico |
| 2020s | 21,562 ha | 29,418 ha | 7,856 ha | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Madagascar or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 18,782 ha against 17,426 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Madagascar and Mexico?
- 1,356 ha, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mexico rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 12th of 218 countries.
- 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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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.