Madagascar vs Myanmar: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Madagascar
430,424 ha
in 2024
Myanmar
680,384 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Myanmar rank
24th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 680,384 ha against 430,424 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 249,960 ha.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Myanmar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 24th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 million ha | 847,734 ha | 604,386 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 477,849 ha | 933,347 ha | 455,498 ha | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 299,740 ha | 940,869 ha | 641,130 ha | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 287,128 ha | 799,056 ha | 511,927 ha | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Madagascar or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 680,384 ha against 430,424 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Madagascar and Myanmar?
- 249,960 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Myanmar rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 24th 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.