Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Madagascar

Madagascar: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,628 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,628 kt
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
25th
of 221 countries
All-time high
4,052 kt
in 2003
All-time low
1,628 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Madagascar, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 2.6k kt1991: 2.6k kt1992: 2.6k kt1993: 2.6k kt1994: 2.6k kt1995: 2.6k kt1996: 2.7k kt1997: 2.3k kt1998: 2.9k kt1999: 2.5k kt2000: 2.0k kt2001: 2.9k kt2002: 2.3k kt2003: 4.1k kt2004: 2.4k kt2005: 4.0k kt2006: 2.6k kt2007: 3.8k kt2008: 2.4k kt2009: 2.9k kt2010: 2.6k kt2011: 2.6k kt2012: 2.7k kt2013: 2.5k kt2014: 2.1k kt2015: 2.2k kt2016: 3.1k kt2017: 2.0k kt2018: 2.0k kt2019: 2.2k kt2020: 2.3k kt2021: 1.9k kt2022: 1.8k kt2023: 1.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Madagascar stood at 1,628 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Madagascar peaked at 4,052 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,628 kt, in 2023.

That places Madagascar 25th out of 221 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Madagascar, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,552 kt
1991 2,552 kt +0.0%
1992 2,552 kt +0.0%
1993 2,552 kt +0.0%
1994 2,552 kt +0.0%
1995 2,552 kt +0.0%
1996 2,715 kt +6.4%
1997 2,273 kt -16.3%
1998 2,940 kt +29.4%
1999 2,508 kt -14.7%
2000 2,022 kt -19.4%
2001 2,882 kt +42.6%
2002 2,290 kt -20.6%
2003 4,052 kt +77.0%
2004 2,373 kt -41.4%
2005 3,977 kt +67.6%
2006 2,599 kt -34.6%
2007 3,843 kt +47.8%
2008 2,375 kt -38.2%
2009 2,938 kt +23.7%
2010 2,639 kt -10.1%
2011 2,618 kt -0.8%
2012 2,744 kt +4.8%
2013 2,544 kt -7.3%
2014 2,105 kt -17.2%
2015 2,166 kt +2.9%
2016 3,115 kt +43.8%
2017 2,000 kt -35.8%
2018 2,013 kt +0.7%
2019 2,211 kt +9.8%
2020 2,345 kt +6.1%
2021 1,881 kt -19.8%
2022 1,803 kt -4.1%
2023 1,628 kt -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,575 kt 2,273 kt 2,940 kt 10
2000s 2,935 kt 2,022 kt 4,052 kt 10
2010s 2,416 kt 2,000 kt 3,115 kt 10
2020s 1,914 kt 1,628 kt 2,345 kt 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 22 Guinea 2,284 kt compare
  2. 23 Namibia 2,104 kt compare
  3. 24 Congo 1,882 kt compare
  4. 26 Paraguay 1,456 kt compare
  5. 27 Burkina Faso 1,442 kt compare
  6. 28 Argentina 1,295 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Madagascar?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Madagascar was 1,628 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 4,052 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 1,628 kt in 2023.
How does Madagascar rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Madagascar ranks 25th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf