Madagascar vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Madagascar
0.0373 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.8812 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
6th
South Africa rank
3rd
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Madagascar
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.8812 ha per square kilometre against 0.0373 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.8439 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 23.6 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Madagascar ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1055 ha per square kilometre | 0.2755 ha per square kilometre | 0.1699 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | 0.1823 ha per square kilometre | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | 0.1881 ha per square kilometre | 0.1314 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0388 ha per square kilometre | 0.5985 ha per square kilometre | 0.5597 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Madagascar or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.8812 ha per square kilometre against 0.0373 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Madagascar and South Africa?
- 0.8439 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Open shrubland — 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.