Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 3.28 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 3.28 million ha for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in 2024.
The figure is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Madagascar peaked at 5.52 million ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 364,702 ha, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 12th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 million ha | 375,021 ha | 2.95 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.70 million ha | 364,702 ha | 5.52 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 million ha | 2.74 million ha | 4.11 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 million ha | 2.29 million ha | 3.28 million ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Madagascar
- Share co2 vs population 0.8383 (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 32.74 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Urban population 10.77 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.1417 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 112.65 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.1417 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.1417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Madagascar?
- Grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Madagascar was 3.28 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 million ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 364,702 ha in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. 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.