Madagascar vs South Africa: Open shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Madagascar
0.5331 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
12.6 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
6th
South Africa rank
3rd
Open shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Madagascar
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 12.6 t per square kilometre against 0.5331 t per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 12.07 t 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 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 3.94 t per square kilometre | 2.43 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.18 t per square kilometre | 2.61 t per square kilometre | 1.42 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.811 t per square kilometre | 2.69 t per square kilometre | 1.88 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5554 t per square kilometre | 8.56 t per square kilometre | 8 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Madagascar or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 12.6 t per square kilometre against 0.5331 t per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Madagascar and South Africa?
- 12.07 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Madagascar ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.