Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Madagascar, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.0001 hectares per person.
The figure is down 59.0% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0004 hectares per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2003.
That places Madagascar 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0002 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -83.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +391.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -35.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +158.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -47.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +106.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -52.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +42.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +51.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +77.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -61.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +350.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -59.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +391.9% | 0 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Madagascar?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 hectares per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Madagascar rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.