Congo vs Madagascar: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP

Congo
0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Madagascar
0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Congo rank
5th
Madagascar rank
8th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP over time

  • Congo
  • Madagascar
00.0010.0010.002199020072024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0 ha per US$ of GDP.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Congo ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0008 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2000s 0.0004 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0007 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2010s 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2020s 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp, Congo or Madagascar?
Congo, at 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp between Congo and Madagascar?
0 ha per US$ of GDP, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?
Congo ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP
Unit
ha per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,274 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.