Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Madagascar

Madagascar: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 390.41 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
390.41 kt
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
22nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
991.96 kt
in 1996
All-time low
126.13 kt
in 2008
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Madagascar, 1990–2023

2004006008001.0k1990200620231990: 427.5 kt1991: 427.5 kt1992: 427.5 kt1993: 427.5 kt1994: 427.5 kt1995: 427.5 kt1996: 992 kt1997: 564.7 kt1998: 771.9 kt1999: 744.9 kt2000: 144 kt2001: 297.7 kt2002: 145 kt2003: 185.5 kt2004: 227.4 kt2005: 570.3 kt2006: 391.4 kt2007: 281.8 kt2008: 126.1 kt2009: 367.2 kt2010: 662.4 kt2011: 696.2 kt2012: 300.5 kt2013: 525.2 kt2014: 231.6 kt2015: 632.8 kt2016: 459.1 kt2017: 489 kt2018: 365 kt2019: 305.2 kt2020: 333 kt2021: 327.9 kt2022: 477.7 kt2023: 390.4 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 390.41 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Madagascar peaked at 991.96 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 126.13 kt, in 2008.

Madagascar ranks 22nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 563.81 kt 427.45 kt 991.96 kt 10
2000s 273.65 kt 126.13 kt 570.28 kt 10
2010s 466.71 kt 231.61 kt 696.24 kt 10
2020s 382.25 kt 327.88 kt 477.7 kt 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 19 Australia and New Zealand 526.69 kt compare
  2. 20 Australia 525.71 kt compare
  3. 21 Ethiopia 482.92 kt compare
  4. 23 China (People’s Republic of) 360.89 kt compare
  5. 23 China, mainland 360.89 kt compare
  6. 25 Honduras 357.18 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Madagascar?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Madagascar was 390.41 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 991.96 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 126.13 kt in 2008.
How does Madagascar rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf