Grassland — Burned Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Grassland — Burned Area was 3.28 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area 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 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 in Madagascar peaked at 5.52 million ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 364,702 ha, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 13th out of 220 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.
Grassland — Burned Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.95 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.95 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.95 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.95 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.95 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.95 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 406,006 ha | -86.2% |
| 1997 | 375,021 ha | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 443,141 ha | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 404,757 ha | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 364,702 ha | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 3.63 million ha | +896.4% |
| 2002 | 3.06 million ha | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 5.52 million ha | +80.7% |
| 2004 | 3.13 million ha | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 5.15 million ha | +64.6% |
| 2006 | 3.58 million ha | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 5.31 million ha | +48.4% |
| 2008 | 3.36 million ha | -36.7% |
| 2009 | 3.91 million ha | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 3.55 million ha | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 3.60 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.75 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 3.26 million ha | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 2.93 million ha | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 2.91 million ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.11 million ha | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 2.74 million ha | -33.4% |
| 2018 | 2.85 million ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.20 million ha | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 3.20 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.63 million ha | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 2.49 million ha | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million ha | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 3.28 million ha | +43.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.28 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 348,840 ha, 9.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.28 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 6.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area 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 | +896.4% | 364,702 ha | 3.63 million ha |
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 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 10 Chad 4.49 million ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80,420 ha compare
- 11 South Africa 3.83 million ha compare
- 11 Türkiye 41,374 ha compare
- 12 Viet Nam 27,541 ha compare
- 12 Zambia 3.59 million ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 25,499 ha compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 3.26 million ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 4,250 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 881.25 ha compare
- 15 Senegal 3.12 million ha compare
- 16 Ghana 2.97 million ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 855.03 ha compare
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 grassland — burned area in Madagascar?
- Grassland — burned area 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 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 million ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 364,702 ha in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for grassland — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area 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. 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.