Madagascar vs United States of America: Savanna fires — Emissions

Madagascar
46.21 kt
in 2024
United States of America
29.82 kt
in 2024
Madagascar rank
21st
United States of America rank
19th

Savanna fires — Emissions over time

  • Madagascar
  • United States of America
020406080199020072024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 46.21 kt against 29.82 kt in United States of America, a difference of 16.39 kt.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times United States of America's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 19th of 221 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 49.33 kt 25.42 kt 23.91 kt Madagascar
2000s 56.23 kt 28.07 kt 28.16 kt Madagascar
2010s 46.28 kt 25.66 kt 20.62 kt Madagascar
2020s 38.58 kt 27.23 kt 11.36 kt Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Madagascar or United States of America?
Madagascar, at 46.21 kt against 29.82 kt in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Madagascar and United States of America?
16.39 kt, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and United States of America rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?
Madagascar ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 19th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.