Madagascar vs Senegal: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Madagascar
3.17 million hectares
in 2025
Senegal
3.93 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar rank
22nd
Senegal rank
19th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Madagascar
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.93 million hectares against 3.17 million hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 764,380 hectares.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Senegal ahead.
Madagascar ranks 22nd and Senegal ranks 19th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.66 million hectares | 4.57 million hectares | 87,211 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.85 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | 224,424 hectares | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.30 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Madagascar or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.93 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 Madagascar and Senegal?
- 764,380 hectares, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd and Senegal ranks 19th 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.