Madagascar vs Nicaragua: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Madagascar
4.3 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
4.08 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
24th
Nicaragua rank
25th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Madagascar
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.3 ha per square kilometre against 4.08 ha per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.22 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | 0.8082 ha per square kilometre | 5.17 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 7.36 ha per square kilometre | 0.9788 ha per square kilometre | 6.38 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 5.16 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.05 ha per square kilometre | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | 3.33 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Nicaragua?
- Madagascar, at 4.3 ha per square kilometre against 4.08 ha per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Nicaragua?
- 0.22 ha per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Nicaragua rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 25th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.