Congo vs Madagascar: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Congo
3.41 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar
3.17 million hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
21st
Madagascar rank
22nd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.41 million hectares against 3.17 million hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 235,230 hectares.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Madagascar ahead.
Congo ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.19 million hectares | 4.66 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.61 million hectares | 3.85 million hectares | 237,895 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3.51 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 209,315 hectares | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Congo or Madagascar?
- Congo, at 3.41 million hectares against 3.17 million hectares in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Congo and Madagascar?
- 235,230 hectares, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Congo ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.