Benin vs Madagascar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Benin
5.73 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
4.47 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
10th
Madagascar rank
13th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Madagascar
How they compare
Benin currently reports 5.73 hectares per square kilometre against 4.47 hectares per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 1.26 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 10th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1 hectares per square kilometre | 7.37 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7238 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 6.94 hectares per square kilometre | 5.83 hectares per square kilometre | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 6.21 hectares per square kilometre | 4.8 hectares per square kilometre | 1.41 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Benin or Madagascar?
- Benin, at 5.73 hectares per square kilometre against 4.47 hectares per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Benin and Madagascar?
- 1.26 hectares per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 10th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.