Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Madagascar
Madagascar: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 48.12 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 48.12 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 596.7% on the previous year and up 379.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar peaked at 76.97 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -41.43 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Madagascar ranks 43rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 6.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -16.29 % change on previous year | -355.7% |
| 1998 | 29.39 % change on previous year | -280.5% |
| 1999 | -14.71 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2000 | -19.38 % change on previous year | +31.8% |
| 2001 | 42.55 % change on previous year | -319.5% |
| 2002 | -20.55 % change on previous year | -148.3% |
| 2003 | 76.97 % change on previous year | -474.5% |
| 2004 | -41.43 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 2005 | 67.56 % change on previous year | -263.1% |
| 2006 | -34.64 % change on previous year | -151.3% |
| 2007 | 47.83 % change on previous year | -238.1% |
| 2008 | -38.2 % change on previous year | -179.9% |
| 2009 | 23.71 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 2010 | -10.15 % change on previous year | -142.8% |
| 2011 | -0.8196 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 2012 | 4.83 % change on previous year | -689.6% |
| 2013 | -7.3 % change on previous year | -251.1% |
| 2014 | -17.24 % change on previous year | +136.0% |
| 2015 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -116.8% |
| 2016 | 43.78 % change on previous year | +1413.1% |
| 2017 | -35.8 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6977 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 2019 | 9.79 % change on previous year | +1303.5% |
| 2020 | 6.08 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 2021 | -19.8 % change on previous year | -425.6% |
| 2022 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 2023 | -9.69 % change on previous year | +135.1% |
| 2024 | 48.12 % change on previous year | -596.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 48.12 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.55 % change on previous year, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 48.12 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 % change on previous year, 5.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5294 % change on previous year | -16.29 % change on previous year | 29.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.44 % change on previous year | -41.43 % change on previous year | 76.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9319 % change on previous year | -35.8 % change on previous year | 43.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 % change on previous year | -19.8 % change on previous year | 48.12 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 40 Guyana 50.26 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Iceland 50 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 49.39 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Burundi 47.92 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Congo 46.67 % change on previous year compare
- 46 China, Taiwan Province of 46.4 % change on previous year 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 savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar was 48.12 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 76.97 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.43 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Madagascar rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Madagascar ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 379.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.