Madagascar vs Venezuela: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Madagascar
3.17 million hectares
in 2025
Venezuela
2.92 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar rank
22nd
Venezuela rank
23rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Madagascar
- Venezuela
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.17 million hectares against 2.92 million hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 253,890 hectares.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 22nd and Venezuela ranks 23rd of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.66 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.85 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | 287,813 hectares | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Madagascar or Venezuela?
- Madagascar, at 3.17 million hectares against 2.92 million hectares in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Madagascar and Venezuela?
- 253,890 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Venezuela?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Venezuela rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd and Venezuela ranks 23rd 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.