What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Argentina and Madagascar?

10,965 hectares, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Madagascar?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Madagascar: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Argentina

36,956 hectares

in 2024

Madagascar

25,991 hectares

in 2024

Argentina rank

17th

Madagascar rank

19th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Argentina
Madagascar

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 36,956 hectares against 25,991 hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 10,965 hectares.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8,033 hectares	3,498 hectares	4,535 hectares	Argentina
2010s	17,635 hectares	19,720 hectares	2,085 hectares	Madagascar
2020s	28,163 hectares	22,270 hectares	5,893 hectares	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss from wildfires, Argentina or Madagascar?: Argentina, at 36,956 hectares against 25,991 hectares in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Argentina and Madagascar?: 10,965 hectares, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Madagascar?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Madagascar rank globally for tree cover loss from wildfires?: Argentina ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).