India vs Madagascar: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
India
292,585 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
430,424 ha
in 2024
India rank
30th
Madagascar rank
27th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- India
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 430,424 ha against 292,585 ha in India, a difference of 137,839 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times India's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
India ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 288,835 ha | 1.45 million ha | 1.16 million ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 316,990 ha | 477,849 ha | 160,858 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 349,639 ha | 299,740 ha | 49,899 ha | India |
| 2020s | 296,880 ha | 287,128 ha | 9,751 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, India or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 430,424 ha against 292,585 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between India and Madagascar?
- 137,839 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Madagascar rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- India ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.