Congo vs Madagascar: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Congo
43.33 % change on previous year
in 2024
Madagascar
49.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Congo rank
46th
Madagascar rank
43rd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 49.25 % change on previous year against 43.33 % change on previous year in Congo, a difference of 5.92 % change on previous year.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.
Congo ranks 46th and Madagascar ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.19 % change on previous year | -1.49 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 15.46 % change on previous year | 13.22 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.37 % change on previous year | -0.6494 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 2020s | 6.1 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Congo or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 49.25 % change on previous year against 43.33 % change on previous year in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Congo and Madagascar?
- 5.92 % change on previous year, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Congo ranks 46th and Madagascar ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.