Caribbean vs Madagascar: Other forest — Burned Area
Caribbean
4,175 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
64,408 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
23rd
Madagascar rank
20th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 64,408 ha against 4,175 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 60,233 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 15.4 times Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 20th of 31 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,032 ha | 52,960 ha | 47,928 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 3,601 ha | 36,289 ha | 32,688 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2,389 ha | 75,144 ha | 72,755 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3,939 ha | 57,073 ha | 53,134 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Caribbean or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 64,408 ha against 4,175 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Caribbean and Madagascar?
- 60,233 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Madagascar rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 20th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.