Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0815 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0815 ha per square kilometre for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 54.4% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 1.17 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0363 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 29th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +281.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9212 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1999 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.839 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1336 ha per square kilometre | -84.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | -72.9% |
| 2003 | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | +115.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0727 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0991 ha per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0699 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 0.122 ha per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0945 ha per square kilometre | +56.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2218 ha per square kilometre | +134.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1763 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1634 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1397 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1661 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2319 ha per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | -62.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1095 ha per square kilometre | +80.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1252 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1788 ha per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0815 ha per square kilometre | -54.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0815 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 188.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0815 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 20.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +281.2% | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5851 ha per square kilometre | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1605 ha per square kilometre | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | 0.839 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1494 ha per square kilometre | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | 0.2319 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1238 ha per square kilometre | 0.0815 ha per square kilometre | 0.1788 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 26 Ghana 0.1324 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Central African Republic 0.1059 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Bangladesh 0.0898 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Dominican Republic 0.0804 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Brazil 0.0784 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Chile 0.0722 ha per square kilometre 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0815 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0363 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area 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
Woody savanna — Burned Area 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.