Madagascar vs Uganda: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Madagascar
430,424 ha
in 2024
Uganda
655,929 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Uganda rank
26th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 655,929 ha against 430,424 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 225,505 ha.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Madagascar ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 26th of 221 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 million ha | 1.80 million ha | 348,511 ha | Uganda |
| 2000s | 477,849 ha | 1.52 million ha | 1.04 million ha | Uganda |
| 2010s | 299,740 ha | 1.13 million ha | 830,086 ha | Uganda |
| 2020s | 287,128 ha | 848,354 ha | 561,225 ha | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Madagascar or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 655,929 ha against 430,424 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Madagascar and Uganda?
- 225,505 ha, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Uganda rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 26th 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.