Forest fires — Emissions in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest fires — Emissions was 1.27 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.27 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Madagascar peaked at 2.27 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1512 kt, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 24th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.15 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.15 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.15 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.15 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.15 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.15 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 kt | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5931 kt | -43.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8108 kt | +36.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7824 kt | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1512 kt | -80.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9709 kt | +542.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4729 kt | -51.3% |
| 2003 | 0.605 kt | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7416 kt | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 1.86 kt | +150.8% |
| 2006 | 1.28 kt | -31.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9189 kt | -28.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4113 kt | -55.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2 kt | +191.1% |
| 2010 | 2.16 kt | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 2.27 kt | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9798 kt | -56.8% |
| 2013 | 1.71 kt | +74.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7552 kt | -55.9% |
| 2015 | 2.06 kt | +173.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5 kt | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 1.59 kt | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.19 kt | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9953 kt | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 1.09 kt | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.07 kt | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.56 kt | +45.7% |
| 2023 | 1.27 kt | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 1.27 kt | -0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.27 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.022 kt, 58.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.27 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0355 kt, 35.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions 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 | +542.1% | 0.1512 kt | 0.9709 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 kt | 0.5931 kt | 1.15 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8605 kt | 0.1512 kt | 1.86 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 kt | 0.7552 kt | 2.27 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 kt | 1.07 kt | 1.56 kt | 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 — emissions in Madagascar?
- Forest fires — emissions in Madagascar was 1.27 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1512 kt in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 24th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions 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 — Emissions (N2O). 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.