Argentina vs Madagascar: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Argentina

568,525 hectares

in 2026

Madagascar

729,185 hectares

in 2026

Argentina rank

37th

Madagascar rank

34th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Madagascar currently reports 729,185 hectares against 568,525 hectares in Argentina, a difference of 160,660 hectares.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Madagascar ahead.

Argentina ranks 37th and Madagascar ranks 34th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.