Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.1434 hectares per person
in 2025
Madagascar
0.0904 hectares per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Madagascar rank
15th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Madagascar
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1434 hectares per person against 0.0904 hectares per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.053 hectares per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2104 hectares per person | 0.221 hectares per person | 0.0106 hectares per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.106 hectares per person | 0.1364 hectares per person | 0.0304 hectares per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.1008 hectares per person | 0.0948 hectares per person | 0.006 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.1434 hectares per person against 0.0904 hectares per person in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 0.053 hectares per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.