Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Madagascar
4.47 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.31 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
13th
Zimbabwe rank
16th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zimbabwe
246810200220122023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.47 hectares per square kilometre against 4.31 hectares per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.16 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 7.37 hectares per square kilometre 6.62 hectares per square kilometre 0.7524 hectares per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 5.83 hectares per square kilometre 5.91 hectares per square kilometre 0.0748 hectares per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 4.8 hectares per square kilometre 3.68 hectares per square kilometre 1.12 hectares per square kilometre Madagascar

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, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
Madagascar, at 4.47 hectares per square kilometre against 4.31 hectares per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
0.16 hectares per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.