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Yearly burned area across all land types

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•222 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,647,479.1hectares
Median: 6,332.4hectares
Countries Covered
222
with available data
Highest
Angola
37,843,060.0hectares
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Angola37,843,060.0hectares
2Australia35,172,576.0hectares
3Democratic Republic of the Congo33,963,100.0hectares
4South Sudan29,682,316.0hectares
5Brazil25,085,528.0hectares
By Region
Oceania17,587,028.6hectares(2 countries)
Africa6,576,760.4hectares(9 countries)
South America4,140,315.1hectares(7 countries)
North America2,666,071.5hectares(4 countries)
Other1,549,739.0hectares(141 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares)High (37,843,060.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,647,479.1hectares)

Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (141)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Angola37,843,060.0hectares
2Australia35,172,576.0hectares
3Democratic Republic of the Congo33,963,100.0hectares
4South Sudan29,682,316.0hectares
5Brazil25,085,528.0hectares
6Zambia22,148,804.0hectares
7Mozambique17,673,450.0hectares
8Central African Republic14,757,269.0hectares
9Bolivia11,002,438.0hectares
10Russian Federation9,773,538.0hectares
11United Republic of Tanzania8,101,046.5hectares
12Mali7,385,353.0hectares
13Nigeria6,697,415.0hectares
14Sudan6,395,111.0hectares
15Chad5,960,041.0hectares
16Ghana5,518,338.0hectares
17Venezuela5,172,587.0hectares
18South Africa4,703,450.5hectares
19Canada4,621,472.5hectares
20Republic of the Congo4,533,033.0hectares
21Senegal4,147,162.5hectares
22Ethiopia4,012,464.2hectares
23Madagascar3,942,442.8hectares
24People's Republic of China3,828,459.0hectares
25United States of America3,812,745.8hectares
26Burkina Faso3,771,188.0hectares
27Guinea3,525,253.5hectares
28India3,461,349.8hectares
29Myanmar2,655,800.0hectares
30Botswana2,191,343.2hectares
31Cameroon2,179,129.0hectares
32Cambodia2,170,456.8hectares
33Paraguay1,937,251.6hectares
34Argentina1,877,812.6hectares
35Mexico1,861,455.6hectares
36Uganda1,668,949.8hectares
37Colombia1,554,794.2hectares
38Cote d'Ivoire1,424,754.0hectares
39Zimbabwe1,337,023.0hectares
40Ukraine1,248,411.9hectares
41Benin1,089,392.8hectares
42Lao People's Democratic Republic1,082,330.5hectares
43Namibia1,057,022.2hectares
44Vietnam956,261.5hectares
45Sierra Leone921,443.8hectares
46Thailand825,942.2hectares
47Niger809,155.9hectares
48Islamic Republic of Iran647,754.0hectares
49Gabon638,888.6hectares
50Togo631,311.2hectares
51Kazakhstan568,566.4hectares
52Türkiye546,821.5hectares
53Nepal518,465.1hectares
54Iraq458,661.2hectares
55Honduras419,700.7hectares
56Malawi381,942.2hectares
57Guatemala368,611.9hectares
58Pakistan366,787.3hectares
59Kenya352,018.8hectares
60Nicaragua328,320.4hectares
61Guinea-Bissau307,412.7hectares
62Peru301,595.4hectares
63Mongolia262,978.3hectares
64Guyana251,859.0hectares
65Republic of The Gambia239,687.9hectares
66Cuba225,928.3hectares
67Mauritania204,762.9hectares
68Syrian Arab Republic154,275.2hectares
69Portugal140,086.3hectares
70Indonesia134,891.5hectares
71Eswatini134,290.5hectares
72Philippines133,045.5hectares
73Papua New Guinea122,183.7hectares
74Serbia114,541.9hectares
75Belize95,158.2hectares
76Ecuador88,289.1hectares
77Bangladesh86,400.1hectares
78The Republic of North Macedonia66,694.5hectares
79Chile66,608.6hectares
80Egypt59,374.6hectares
81Liberia53,578.8hectares
82Suriname52,784.6hectares
83Rwanda50,273.1hectares
84Burundi42,867.3hectares
85Greece42,867.3hectares
86Lesotho42,674.1hectares
87Romania35,955.3hectares
88Bulgaria34,452.7hectares
89Azerbaijan34,216.6hectares
90Malaysia30,867.9hectares
91Costa Rica29,987.8hectares
92Albania28,721.3hectares
93Spain24,664.3hectares
94Bahamas17,644.9hectares
95North Korea16,593.1hectares
96Panama16,249.7hectares
97Italy15,820.3hectares
98Turkmenistan15,605.7hectares
99Somalia13,609.4hectares
100Bosnia and Herzegovina12,922.5hectares
101Saudi Arabia12,793.7hectares
102Eritrea12,042.4hectares
103Belarus12,020.9hectares
104Japan11,162.3hectares
105Georgia10,453.9hectares
106Dominican Republic9,230.3hectares
107Croatia9,187.4hectares
108New Caledonia7,792.1hectares
109Montenegro7,684.8hectares
110Uruguay7,577.5hectares
111Israel6,890.5hectares
112Uzbekistan5,774.3hectares
113Bhutan5,645.5hectares
114Trinidad and Tobago4,443.4hectares
115Algeria4,228.8hectares
116France3,799.5hectares
117Timor-Leste3,563.3hectares
118Hungary3,219.9hectares
119Comoros2,919.4hectares
120Moldova, Republic of2,769.1hectares
121Jamaica2,575.9hectares
122El Salvador2,361.3hectares
123Haiti1,717.3hectares
124Iceland1,695.8hectares
125Cyprus1,588.5hectares
126New Zealand1,481.1hectares
127Lebanon1,416.7hectares
128Equatorial Guinea1,416.7hectares
129Armenia1,373.8hectares
130Afghanistan1,373.8hectares
131Jordan1,245.0hectares
132Sri Lanka1,223.6hectares
133Czech Republic1,030.4hectares
134Austria944.5hectares
135Morocco493.7hectares
136South Korea472.3hectares
137Tunisia429.3hectares
138Fiji429.3hectares
139State of Palestine429.3hectares
140Kyrgyzstan429.3hectares
141French Guiana407.9hectares
142Estonia343.5hectares
143Slovakia343.5hectares
144Taiwan, Province of China322.0hectares
145Poland300.5hectares
146Lithuania236.1hectares
147Mayotte171.7hectares
148Latvia171.7hectares
149Mauritius150.3hectares
150Germany128.8hectares
151Reunion107.3hectares
152Brunei Darussalam107.3hectares
153Puerto Rico85.9hectares
154Yemen64.4hectares
155Virgin Islands, U.S.42.9hectares
156Grenada21.5hectares
157Slovenia21.5hectares
158Switzerland21.5hectares
159Cape Verde0.0hectares
160Cayman Islands0.0hectares
161Denmark0.0hectares
162Dominica0.0hectares
163Faroe Islands0.0hectares
164Finland0.0hectares
165French Polynesia0.0hectares
166Djibouti0.0hectares
167Greenland0.0hectares
168Guadeloupe0.0hectares
169Guam0.0hectares
170Hong Kong0.0hectares
171Ireland0.0hectares
172Kuwait0.0hectares
173Libya0.0hectares
174Liechtenstein0.0hectares
175Luxembourg0.0hectares
176Macao0.0hectares
177Malta0.0hectares
178Martinique0.0hectares
179Montserrat0.0hectares
180Oman0.0hectares
181Nauru0.0hectares
182Netherlands0.0hectares
183Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0hectares
184Vanuatu0.0hectares
185Norway0.0hectares
186Northern Mariana Islands0.0hectares
187Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares
188Palau0.0hectares
189Qatar0.0hectares
190Saint Helena0.0hectares
191Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0hectares
192Saint Lucia0.0hectares
193Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0hectares
194Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0hectares
195San Marino0.0hectares
196Sao Tome and Principe0.0hectares
197Seychelles0.0hectares
198Singapore0.0hectares
199Western Sahara0.0hectares
200Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0hectares
201Sweden0.0hectares
202Tajikistan0.0hectares
203Tokelau0.0hectares
204Tonga0.0hectares
205United Arab Emirates0.0hectares
206Turks and Caicos Islands0.0hectares
207Tuvalu0.0hectares
208United Kingdom0.0hectares
209Guernsey0.0hectares
210Jersey0.0hectares
211Isle of Man0.0hectares
212Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
213Samoa0.0hectares
214American Samoa0.0hectares
215Andorra0.0hectares
216Antigua and Barbuda0.0hectares
217Bahrain0.0hectares
218Barbados0.0hectares
219Belgium0.0hectares
220Bermuda0.0hectares
221Solomon Islands0.0hectares
222Virgin Islands, British0.0hectares
Showing 222 of 222 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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