Madagascar vs Oceania: Other forest — Burned Area
Madagascar
64,408 ha
in 2024
Oceania
123,491 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
20th
Oceania rank
18th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 123,491 ha against 64,408 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 59,083 ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 1.9 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Oceania ahead.
Madagascar ranks 20th and Oceania ranks 18th of 219 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,960 ha | 600,203 ha | 547,243 ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 36,289 ha | 474,365 ha | 438,076 ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 75,144 ha | 555,284 ha | 480,140 ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 57,073 ha | 437,372 ha | 380,299 ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Madagascar or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 123,491 ha against 64,408 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Madagascar and Oceania?
- 59,083 ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Oceania rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 20th and Oceania ranks 18th of 219 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.