Madagascar vs South-Eastern Asia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Madagascar
20.09 million t
in 2024
South-Eastern Asia
22.66 million t
in 2024
Madagascar rank
21st
South-Eastern Asia rank
18th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Madagascar
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
South-Eastern Asia currently reports 22.66 million t against 20.09 million t in Madagascar, a difference of 2.57 million t.
That makes South-Eastern Asia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 21st and South-Eastern Asia ranks 18th of 221 countries.
South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.45 million t | 25.23 million t | 3.78 million t | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 24.45 million t | 27.55 million t | 3.10 million t | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 20.12 million t | 27.85 million t | 7.73 million t | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 16.78 million t | 22.63 million t | 5.86 million t | South-Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Madagascar or South-Eastern Asia?
- South-Eastern Asia, at 22.66 million t against 20.09 million t in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Madagascar and South-Eastern Asia?
- 2.57 million t, with South-Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South-Eastern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Madagascar ranks 21st and South-Eastern Asia ranks 18th 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.