Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.0016 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0048 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0041 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 ha per person | -47.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 ha per person | +46.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | -84.8% |
| 2001 | 0.003 ha per person | +975.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 ha per person | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 ha per person | +215.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 ha per person | -48.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 ha per person | +130.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 ha per person | +44.5% |
| 2011 | 0.004 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 ha per person | -58.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 ha per person | +88.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 ha per person | -52.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 ha per person | +175.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 ha per person | -37.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 ha per person | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 ha per person | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 0.002 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 ha per person | -8.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0016 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 67.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0016 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 26.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) 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 | +975.5% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Madagascar?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.