Forest fires — Emissions in Madagascar

Madagascar: Forest fires — Emissions was 1.27 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.27 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 219 countries
All-time high
2.27 kt
in 2011
All-time low
0.1512 kt
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Madagascar, 1990–2024

00.511.522.51990200720241990: 1.1 kt1991: 1.1 kt1992: 1.1 kt1993: 1.1 kt1994: 1.1 kt1995: 1.1 kt1996: 1 kt1997: 0.593 kt1998: 0.811 kt1999: 0.782 kt2000: 0.151 kt2001: 0.971 kt2002: 0.473 kt2003: 0.605 kt2004: 0.742 kt2005: 1.9 kt2006: 1.3 kt2007: 0.919 kt2008: 0.411 kt2009: 1.2 kt2010: 2.2 kt2011: 2.3 kt2012: 0.98 kt2013: 1.7 kt2014: 0.755 kt2015: 2.1 kt2016: 1.5 kt2017: 1.6 kt2018: 1.2 kt2019: 0.995 kt2020: 1.1 kt2021: 1.1 kt2022: 1.6 kt2023: 1.3 kt2024: 1.3 kt

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

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Madagascar, 1990 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +542.1% 0.1512 kt 0.9709 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 21 Australia 1.33 kt compare
  2. 22 Guatemala 1.31 kt compare
  3. 23 Honduras 1.3 kt compare
  4. 24 Caribbean 0.1524 kt compare
  5. 25 Peru 1.27 kt compare
  6. 26 Cameroon 1.05 kt compare
  7. 27 Chad 0.951 kt compare
  8. 27 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0131 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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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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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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