Kenya vs Madagascar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Kenya
-12.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Madagascar
-12.17 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
69th
Madagascar rank
67th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -12.17 % change on previous year against -12.82 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.65 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 69th and Madagascar ranks 67th of 158 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119.82 % change on previous year | 13.93 % change on previous year | 105.89 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 70 % change on previous year | -0.412 % change on previous year | 70.41 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 66.08 % change on previous year | -0.6207 % change on previous year | 66.7 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -12.17 % change on previous year against -12.82 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.65 % change on previous year, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 69th and Madagascar ranks 67th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.