Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1997 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Madagascar is 0.1997 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.3573 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.024 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1804 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1804 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1804 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1804 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1804 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1804 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1656 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0943 ha per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1243 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | -80.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +529.2% |
| 2002 | 0.073 ha per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0947 ha per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1169 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2905 ha per square kilometre | +148.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1986 ha per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0639 ha per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1876 ha per square kilometre | +193.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3407 ha per square kilometre | +81.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3573 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1542 ha per square kilometre | -56.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2686 ha per square kilometre | +74.2% |
| 2014 | 0.118 ha per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 2015 | 0.322 ha per square kilometre | +172.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2348 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2506 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1871 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1575 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1706 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1661 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2438 ha per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1997 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1997 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0157 ha per square kilometre, 12.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1997 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 9.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1595 ha per square kilometre | 0.0943 ha per square kilometre | 0.1804 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1345 ha per square kilometre | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | 0.2905 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2391 ha per square kilometre | 0.118 ha per square kilometre | 0.3573 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1951 ha per square kilometre | 0.1661 ha per square kilometre | 0.2438 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.1997 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3573 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.024 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.