Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 116,407 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 in Madagascar peaked at 207,880 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13,975 ha, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
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 |
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More climate change data for Madagascar
- Share co2 vs population 0.8383 (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 32.74 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Urban population 10.77 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.1417 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 112.65 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.1417 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.1417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Madagascar?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 207,880 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,975 ha in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Madagascar ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 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 — FAO TIER 1. 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.