Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 0.1695 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Madagascar, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.1695 % change on previous year for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.9% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Madagascar peaked at 529.19 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -80.67 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 59th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -8.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -43.08 % change on previous year | +425.7% |
| 1998 | 36.7 % change on previous year | -185.2% |
| 1999 | -3.5 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 2000 | -80.67 % change on previous year | +2206.1% |
| 2001 | 529.19 % change on previous year | -756.0% |
| 2002 | -51.69 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2003 | 29.68 % change on previous year | -157.4% |
| 2004 | 23.42 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 148.5 % change on previous year | +534.1% |
| 2006 | -31.63 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 2007 | -27.19 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2008 | -55.79 % change on previous year | +105.2% |
| 2009 | 193.52 % change on previous year | -446.8% |
| 2010 | 81.56 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2011 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2012 | -56.84 % change on previous year | -1253.5% |
| 2013 | 74.17 % change on previous year | -230.5% |
| 2014 | -56.06 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
| 2015 | 172.85 % change on previous year | -408.3% |
| 2016 | -27.09 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 2017 | 6.74 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 2018 | -25.35 % change on previous year | -476.2% |
| 2019 | -15.8 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 2020 | 8.3 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 2021 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -131.9% |
| 2022 | 46.81 % change on previous year | -1871.1% |
| 2023 | -18.09 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1695 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1695 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.45 % change on previous year. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1695 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.75 % change on previous year, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2206.1% | -3.5 % change on previous year | -80.67 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +1871.1% | -2.64 % change on previous year | 46.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.01 % change on previous year | -43.08 % change on previous year | 36.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.73 % change on previous year | -80.67 % change on previous year | 529.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.91 % change on previous year | -56.84 % change on previous year | 172.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.91 % change on previous year | -18.09 % change on previous year | 46.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 56 Honduras 11.81 % change on previous year compare
- 57 India 2.59 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Central African Republic -0.5746 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Mozambique -1.45 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Madagascar?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Madagascar was 0.1695 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 529.19 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -80.67 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.