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Madagascar vs Nicaragua: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Madagascar
25,991 hectares
in 2024
Nicaragua
23,055 hectares
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Nicaragua rank
20th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nicaragua
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k200120122024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 25,991 hectares against 23,055 hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 2,936 hectares.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 19th and Nicaragua ranks 20th of 152 countries.

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About this data

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

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).