Madagascar vs Portugal: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita

Madagascar
0.0036 ha per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0064 ha per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
22nd
Portugal rank
19th

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Portugal
00.010.020.030.04199020072024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0064 ha per person against 0.0036 ha per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0028 ha per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.8 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 19th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0234 ha per person 0.0052 ha per person 0.0182 ha per person Madagascar
2000s 0.0053 ha per person 0.0043 ha per person 0.001 ha per person Madagascar
2010s 0.0035 ha per person 0.0047 ha per person 0.0012 ha per person Portugal
2020s 0.0026 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per capita, Madagascar or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0064 ha per person against 0.0036 ha per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per capita between Madagascar and Portugal?
0.0028 ha per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Portugal rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.