Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0.002 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burned area, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.002 ha per person.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0053 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per person, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0046 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0044 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 ha per person | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per person | -46.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 ha per person | +25.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per person | -78.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 ha per person | +276.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 ha per person | -66.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 ha per person | +108.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 ha per person | +43.9% |
| 2005 | 0.004 ha per person | +88.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 ha per person | -41.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 ha per person | -70.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 ha per person | +272.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 ha per person | +108.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 ha per person | -57.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 ha per person | +54.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 ha per person | -61.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 ha per person | +154.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.003 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 ha per person | +83.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.002 ha per person | +3.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 1324.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 1857.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per 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 | +276.3% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person |
| 2009 | +272.2% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0023 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 other forest — burned area, per capita in Madagascar?
- Other forest — burned area, per capita in Madagascar was 0.002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for other forest — burned area, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other 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
Other 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.