Madagascar vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Madagascar
3.74 million ha
in 2024
Senegal
3.38 million ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Senegal rank
21st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Senegal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.74 million ha against 3.38 million ha in Senegal, a difference of 352,630 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 21st of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.48 million ha | 3.41 million ha | 69,777 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 4.28 million ha | 3.70 million ha | 576,622 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.65 million ha | 3.44 million ha | 206,436 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3.10 million ha | 3.71 million ha | 613,856 ha | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Madagascar or Senegal?
- Madagascar, at 3.74 million ha against 3.38 million ha in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Madagascar and Senegal?
- 352,630 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 21st of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.