Forest fires — Burned Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest fires — Burned Area was 116,407 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area in Madagascar is 116,407 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Madagascar peaked at 207,880 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13,975 ha, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 22nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 104,896 ha | — |
| 1991 | 104,896 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 104,896 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 104,896 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 104,896 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 104,896 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96,301 ha | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 54,818 ha | -43.1% |
| 1998 | 74,935 ha | +36.7% |
| 1999 | 72,314 ha | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 13,975 ha | -80.7% |
| 2001 | 87,929 ha | +529.2% |
| 2002 | 42,475 ha | -51.7% |
| 2003 | 55,080 ha | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 67,979 ha | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 168,932 ha | +148.5% |
| 2006 | 115,503 ha | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 84,100 ha | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 37,177 ha | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 109,122 ha | +193.5% |
| 2010 | 198,118 ha | +81.6% |
| 2011 | 207,880 ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 89,728 ha | -56.8% |
| 2013 | 156,282 ha | +74.2% |
| 2014 | 68,668 ha | -56.1% |
| 2015 | 187,363 ha | +172.9% |
| 2016 | 136,603 ha | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 145,807 ha | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 108,850 ha | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 91,652 ha | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 99,257 ha | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 96,634 ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 141,871 ha | +46.8% |
| 2023 | 116,210 ha | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 116,407 ha | +0.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 116,407 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,988 ha, 58.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 116,407 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,274 ha, 35.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +529.2% | 13,975 ha | 87,929 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92,774 ha | 54,818 ha | 104,896 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,227 ha | 13,975 ha | 168,932 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,095 ha | 68,668 ha | 207,880 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,076 ha | 96,634 ha | 141,871 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 in Madagascar?
- Forest fires — burned area in Madagascar was 116,407 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 207,880 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,975 ha in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.