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Annual area burnt per wildfire

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2026; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•200 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
268.7hectares
Median: 244.0hectares
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
Reunion
1,368.8hectares
Lowest
Lebanon
62.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Reunion1,368.8hectares
2Canada801.2hectares
3Iceland793.3hectares
4Cyprus654.5hectares
5Botswana599.5hectares
By Region
North America440.4hectares(4 countries)
Oceania380.2hectares(2 countries)
Africa302.4hectares(9 countries)
South America285.5hectares(7 countries)
Other275.3hectares(121 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (62.0hectares)High (1,368.8hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 268.7hectares)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (121)
Asia (26)
Europe (31)

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 2026; 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 ↕
1Reunion1,368.8hectares
2Canada801.2hectares
3Iceland793.3hectares
4Cyprus654.5hectares
5Botswana599.5hectares
6Australia589.6hectares
7Tunisia545.3hectares
8Mauritania542.9hectares
9Mongolia499.6hectares
10South Sudan481.2hectares
11Central African Republic471.4hectares
12Russian Federation448.0hectares
13Hong Kong443.0hectares
14Vanuatu433.5hectares
15Guam432.0hectares
16Senegal426.6hectares
17Ghana416.4hectares
18Bahamas415.2hectares
19United States of America410.4hectares
20Lao People's Democratic Republic406.9hectares
21Republic of The Gambia405.2hectares
22Namibia399.5hectares
23Benin399.3hectares
24Thailand387.3hectares
25Venezuela383.7hectares
26Bolivia383.5hectares
27Ethiopia382.1hectares
28Costa Rica380.0hectares
29United Kingdom378.3hectares
30Niger376.6hectares
31Sudan375.0hectares
32Chad373.3hectares
33Myanmar370.5hectares
34Spain360.8hectares
35Burkina Faso359.8hectares
36Colombia359.5hectares
37Bhutan358.1hectares
38Brazil345.6hectares
39Suriname342.7hectares
40Bangladesh342.0hectares
41Nigeria340.3hectares
42Argentina334.7hectares
43Togo334.2hectares
44Algeria332.2hectares
45Mali331.0hectares
46Cameroon330.3hectares
47Democratic Republic of the Congo329.8hectares
48Chile329.7hectares
49Cote d'Ivoire326.7hectares
50Guinea321.8hectares
51North Korea314.2hectares
52Angola313.1hectares
53Eritrea312.6hectares
54Mexico310.8hectares
55Paraguay309.2hectares
56Guinea-Bissau307.7hectares
57Zambia306.2hectares
58Honduras305.9hectares
59Ireland305.4hectares
60People's Republic of China304.2hectares
61United Republic of Tanzania302.6hectares
62Montenegro302.5hectares
63Dominican Republic302.0hectares
64Montserrat301.0hectares
65India297.4hectares
66France294.6hectares
67Nicaragua294.6hectares
68Kazakhstan294.2hectares
69Brunei Darussalam293.0hectares
70Cambodia292.2hectares
71Cuba291.2hectares
72Belize291.1hectares
73Republic of the Congo286.5hectares
74Guyana285.9hectares
75Japan285.5hectares
76Greece283.4hectares
77Belarus282.4hectares
78Malaysia281.4hectares
79Papua New Guinea276.9hectares
80Zimbabwe271.4hectares
81Saudi Arabia267.8hectares
82Gabon267.2hectares
83Jordan266.0hectares
84Northern Mariana Islands266.0hectares
85Georgia263.5hectares
86Rwanda262.6hectares
87Kenya262.4hectares
88Western Sahara262.0hectares
89Latvia261.5hectares
90Sierra Leone259.1hectares
91Syrian Arab Republic259.0hectares
92Sao Tome and Principe258.7hectares
93Saint Kitts and Nevis256.5hectares
94Mozambique254.5hectares
95French Guiana253.5hectares
96South Africa252.1hectares
97The Republic of North Macedonia250.9hectares
98Serbia248.4hectares
99Micronesia, Federated States of245.5hectares
100Islamic Republic of Iran244.9hectares
101Peru243.0hectares
102Guatemala239.0hectares
103Somalia238.4hectares
104Iraq236.8hectares
105Comoros236.0hectares
106Jamaica235.8hectares
107Uganda234.9hectares
108Turkmenistan233.5hectares
109Puerto Rico229.0hectares
110New Caledonia228.8hectares
111Azerbaijan228.5hectares
112Türkiye227.6hectares
113Liberia226.0hectares
114Timor-Leste224.0hectares
115Madagascar223.5hectares
116Turks and Caicos Islands223.5hectares
117South Korea221.6hectares
118Eswatini221.1hectares
119Oman220.0hectares
120Bosnia and Herzegovina219.9hectares
121Ukraine219.0hectares
122Uzbekistan217.1hectares
123El Salvador216.7hectares
124Egypt215.9hectares
125Taiwan, Province of China215.5hectares
126United Arab Emirates215.0hectares
127Pakistan214.1hectares
128Slovakia211.5hectares
129Poland210.8hectares
130Morocco207.5hectares
131Djibouti207.0hectares
132Uruguay206.8hectares
133Malawi205.9hectares
134Fiji205.0hectares
135Nepal203.9hectares
136Barbados199.0hectares
137Afghanistan198.2hectares
138Dominica198.0hectares
139Cape Verde197.5hectares
140Yemen196.8hectares
141Trinidad and Tobago196.0hectares
142Sri Lanka195.8hectares
143Lesotho194.2hectares
144Cayman Islands191.0hectares
145Solomon Islands191.0hectares
146Haiti189.2hectares
147Czech Republic188.0hectares
148Austria187.4hectares
149Palau187.0hectares
150Netherlands186.3hectares
151Portugal183.7hectares
152Israel181.0hectares
153Moldova, Republic of180.5hectares
154Ecuador178.7hectares
155Guadeloupe178.0hectares
156Vietnam177.2hectares
157Saint Lucia177.0hectares
158Panama174.2hectares
159Indonesia173.3hectares
160Slovenia172.0hectares
161Saint Vincent and the Grenadines171.4hectares
162Curaçao171.0hectares
163New Zealand170.8hectares
164Falkland Islands (Malvinas)169.0hectares
165Virgin Islands, British166.0hectares
166Kyrgyzstan165.3hectares
167Greenland164.5hectares
168Italy164.0hectares
169Croatia162.1hectares
170Norway161.8hectares
171Tajikistan156.6hectares
172Philippines156.5hectares
173Hungary154.9hectares
174Lithuania154.7hectares
175Bulgaria154.6hectares
176Romania154.0hectares
177Mauritius145.9hectares
178Estonia145.0hectares
179Kuwait143.0hectares
180Armenia134.0hectares
181Denmark130.8hectares
182Finland126.0hectares
183Sweden126.0hectares
184Belgium125.5hectares
185Albania125.0hectares
186Martinique124.0hectares
187Equatorial Guinea120.7hectares
188Mayotte115.8hectares
189Libya115.0hectares
190Qatar111.0hectares
191Burundi108.2hectares
192State of Palestine107.0hectares
193Germany103.0hectares
194Svalbard and Jan Mayen101.0hectares
195Antigua and Barbuda95.0hectares
196Virgin Islands, U.S.93.0hectares
197Malta87.0hectares
198Grenada79.5hectares
199Switzerland75.0hectares
200Lebanon62.0hectares
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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