Madagascar vs Mozambique: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0042 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique
0.005 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
37th
Mozambique rank
35th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mozambique ahead.

Madagascar ranks 37th and Mozambique ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 0.0088 hectares per square kilometre 0.0067 hectares per square kilometre 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.005 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Mozambique?
0.0008 hectares per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 37th and Mozambique ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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

Wildfire area burned 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.