Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 64,408 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area — fao tier 1 in Madagascar is 64,408 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area — fao tier 1 in Madagascar peaked at 117,591 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9,302 ha, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 21st out of 236 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 | 52,960 ha | 37,959 ha | 69,088 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,289 ha | 9,302 ha | 76,735 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,144 ha | 32,041 ha | 117,591 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,073 ha | 36,913 ha | 69,592 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 other forest — burned area — fao tier 1 in Madagascar?
- Other forest — burned area — fao tier 1 in Madagascar was 64,408 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 117,591 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,302 ha in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for other forest — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Madagascar ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. 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 Other forest — 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.