Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 51,999 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area in Madagascar is 51,999 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in Madagascar peaked at 103,673 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,673 ha, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 25th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49,773 ha | — |
| 1991 | 49,773 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49,773 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49,773 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49,773 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49,773 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27,212 ha | -45.3% |
| 1997 | 16,859 ha | -38.0% |
| 1998 | 25,597 ha | +51.8% |
| 1999 | 29,836 ha | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 4,673 ha | -84.3% |
| 2001 | 51,832 ha | +1009.1% |
| 2002 | 30,016 ha | -42.1% |
| 2003 | 28,372 ha | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 28,412 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 92,197 ha | +224.5% |
| 2006 | 69,425 ha | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 37,064 ha | -46.6% |
| 2008 | 22,920 ha | -38.2% |
| 2009 | 54,470 ha | +137.7% |
| 2010 | 81,059 ha | +48.8% |
| 2011 | 90,289 ha | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 38,817 ha | -57.0% |
| 2013 | 75,328 ha | +94.1% |
| 2014 | 36,627 ha | -51.4% |
| 2015 | 103,673 ha | +183.0% |
| 2016 | 66,156 ha | -36.2% |
| 2017 | 65,958 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 49,041 ha | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 32,562 ha | -33.6% |
| 2020 | 45,529 ha | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 59,720 ha | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 72,279 ha | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 55,488 ha | -23.2% |
| 2024 | 51,999 ha | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,814 ha | 16,859 ha | 49,773 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,938 ha | 4,673 ha | 92,197 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,951 ha | 32,562 ha | 103,673 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,003 ha | 45,529 ha | 72,279 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 290.63 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area in Madagascar?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in Madagascar was 51,999 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 103,673 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,673 ha in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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 Humid tropical forest — 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.