Ghana vs Madagascar: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Ghana
2.74 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar
3.17 million hectares
in 2025
Ghana rank
24th
Madagascar rank
22nd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.17 million hectares against 2.74 million hectares in Ghana, a difference of 435,000 hectares.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 225 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.66 million hectares | 4.66 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.00 million hectares | 3.85 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | Ghana |
| 2020s | 5.07 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Ghana or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.17 million hectares against 2.74 million hectares in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Ghana and Madagascar?
- 435,000 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Ghana ranks 24th 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.