Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square

Ethiopia
22.11 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
23.32 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
26th
Madagascar rank
25th

Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 23.32 t per square kilometre against 22.11 t per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.21 t per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Madagascar ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 25th of 188 countries.

Madagascar 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 t per square kilometre 37.02 t per square kilometre 2.58 t per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 31.26 t per square kilometre 42.04 t per square kilometre 10.78 t per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 26.15 t per square kilometre 34.59 t per square kilometre 8.43 t per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 21.64 t per square kilometre 27.41 t per square kilometre 5.77 t per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Ethiopia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 23.32 t per square kilometre against 22.11 t per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
1.21 t per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Ethiopia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.