Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Madagascar stood at 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.7% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0114 hectares per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Madagascar 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0067 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre | -83.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | +406.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0082 hectares per square kilometre | +166.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.008 hectares per square kilometre | +111.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 hectares per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 hectares per square kilometre | +82.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0087 hectares per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre | -60.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre 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 | +406.4% | 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0082 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0114 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 34 Angola 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 35 Mozambique 0.005 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 36 Bahamas 0.0043 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 38 Guinea 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 39 Cameroon 0.004 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 40 Ethiopia 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 hectares per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Madagascar rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.