Madagascar vs Thailand: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Madagascar
115,976 ha
in 2024
Thailand
171,490 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
17th
Thailand rank
14th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Madagascar
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 171,490 ha against 115,976 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 55,514 ha.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.
Madagascar ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 14th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 340,283 ha | 234,919 ha | 105,364 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 93,356 ha | 209,012 ha | 115,656 ha | Thailand |
| 2010s | 86,892 ha | 207,678 ha | 120,786 ha | Thailand |
| 2020s | 80,796 ha | 147,863 ha | 67,067 ha | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Madagascar or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 171,490 ha against 115,976 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Madagascar and Thailand?
- 55,514 ha, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Thailand rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 14th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — Burned Area. 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.