Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Madagascar
Madagascar: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 23.32 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar is 23.32 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar peaked at 58.04 t per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.32 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.56 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 36.56 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 36.56 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.56 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 36.56 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36.56 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 38.88 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 32.55 t per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 42.12 t per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 35.92 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 28.96 t per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 41.28 t per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2002 | 32.8 t per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 58.04 t per square kilometre | +77.0% |
| 2004 | 34 t per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2005 | 56.96 t per square kilometre | +67.6% |
| 2006 | 37.23 t per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 55.04 t per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 2008 | 34.01 t per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2009 | 42.08 t per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 37.81 t per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 37.48 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 39.29 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 36.42 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 30.14 t per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 31.02 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 44.59 t per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 2017 | 28.63 t per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 28.83 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 31.65 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 33.58 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 26.93 t per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 25.82 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 23.32 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 23.32 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.65 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 23.32 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.88 t per square kilometre | 32.55 t per square kilometre | 42.12 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.04 t per square kilometre | 28.96 t per square kilometre | 58.04 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.59 t per square kilometre | 28.63 t per square kilometre | 44.59 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.41 t per square kilometre | 23.32 t per square kilometre | 33.58 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar was 23.32 t per square kilometre in 2023, 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 58.04 t per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.32 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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 Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.