Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Madagascar
17,426 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
11,256 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
14th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 17,426 ha against 11,256 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6,170 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,372 ha | 32,713 ha | 28,659 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 48,123 ha | 66,429 ha | 18,306 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 32,994 ha | 34,791 ha | 1,797 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 21,562 ha | 9,056 ha | 12,506 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
- Madagascar, at 17,426 ha against 11,256 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 6,170 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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.