Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Ethiopia
21.34 million t
in 2024
Madagascar
20.09 million t
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
19th
Madagascar rank
21st
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 21.34 million t against 20.09 million t in Madagascar, a difference of 1.25 million t.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 221 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.44 million t | 21.53 million t | 12.91 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 33.56 million t | 24.45 million t | 9.11 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 29.52 million t | 20.12 million t | 9.39 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 23.80 million t | 16.78 million t | 7.03 million t | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Ethiopia, at 21.34 million t against 20.09 million t in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 1.25 million t, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.