Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0036 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0091 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per person, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 27th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0087 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0084 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 ha per person | -44.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 ha per person | +32.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per person | -81.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 ha per person | +510.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 ha per person | -53.1% |
| 2003 | 0.003 ha per person | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0088 ha per person | +141.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 ha per person | -33.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 ha per person | -57.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 ha per person | +185.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 ha per person | +76.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 ha per person | -58.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 ha per person | +69.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 ha per person | -57.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 ha per person | +165.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 ha per person | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.004 ha per person | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 ha per person | +43.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0036 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 91.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0036 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 13.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +510.1% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 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, per capita in Madagascar?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest fires — 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.