Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 6.06 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues in Madagascar is 6.06 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Madagascar peaked at 10.81 million t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 756,044 t, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 24th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.50 million t | — |
| 1991 | 5.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.21 million t | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 2.97 million t | -43.1% |
| 1998 | 4.05 million t | +36.7% |
| 1999 | 3.91 million t | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 756,044 t | -80.7% |
| 2001 | 4.62 million t | +511.5% |
| 2002 | 2.25 million t | -51.3% |
| 2003 | 2.88 million t | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 3.53 million t | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 8.86 million t | +150.8% |
| 2006 | 6.08 million t | -31.4% |
| 2007 | 4.38 million t | -28.0% |
| 2008 | 1.96 million t | -55.2% |
| 2009 | 5.70 million t | +191.1% |
| 2010 | 10.29 million t | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 10.81 million t | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.67 million t | -56.8% |
| 2013 | 8.16 million t | +74.8% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million t | -55.9% |
| 2015 | 9.83 million t | +173.2% |
| 2016 | 7.13 million t | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 7.59 million t | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.67 million t | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 4.74 million t | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 5.17 million t | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 5.09 million t | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.42 million t | +45.7% |
| 2023 | 6.06 million t | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 6.06 million t | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.91 million t | 2.97 million t | 5.50 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.10 million t | 756,044 t | 8.86 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.25 million t | 3.60 million t | 10.81 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 million t | 5.09 million t | 7.42 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 290.63 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Madagascar?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Madagascar was 6.06 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.81 million t in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 756,044 t in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Madagascar ranks 24th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.