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

Madagascar
23.32 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
26.06 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
25th
Zimbabwe rank
22nd

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

  • Madagascar
  • Zimbabwe
204060199020062023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 26.06 t per square kilometre against 23.32 t per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 2.74 t per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Madagascar ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 22nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 36.88 t per square kilometre 50.25 t per square kilometre 13.37 t per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 42.04 t per square kilometre 49.65 t per square kilometre 7.61 t per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 34.59 t per square kilometre 41.87 t per square kilometre 7.28 t per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 27.41 t per square kilometre 22.55 t per square kilometre 4.86 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), Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 26.06 t per square kilometre against 23.32 t per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
2.74 t per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Madagascar ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 22nd 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.