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environmental2024

Yearly burned area in forests

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
159,172.8hectares
Median: 21.5hectares
Countries Covered
222
with available data
Highest
Bolivia
6,362,676.5hectares
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Bolivia6,362,676.5hectares
2Brazil5,722,800.0hectares
3Democratic Republic of the Congo3,670,727.8hectares
4Zambia2,992,943.0hectares
5Central African Republic2,980,621.5hectares
By Region
South America844,418.1hectares(7 countries)
North America374,230.6hectares(4 countries)
Africa267,188.0hectares(9 countries)
Other171,327.8hectares(141 countries)
Oceania62,530.1hectares(2 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 (6,362,676.5hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 159,172.8hectares)

South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (141)
Oceania (2)
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 ↕
1Bolivia6,362,676.5hectares
2Brazil5,722,800.0hectares
3Democratic Republic of the Congo3,670,727.8hectares
4Zambia2,992,943.0hectares
5Central African Republic2,980,621.5hectares
6Mozambique2,258,123.5hectares
7Angola2,040,760.0hectares
8Myanmar1,347,434.0hectares
9United Republic of Tanzania615,082.9hectares
10Cambodia582,369.0hectares
11Mexico546,800.1hectares
12Canada531,473.4hectares
13India530,464.5hectares
14South Sudan500,584.0hectares
15Russian Federation494,680.9hectares
16Lao People's Democratic Republic474,782.1hectares
17Thailand378,572.0hectares
18Nepal369,449.0hectares
19Venezuela328,299.0hectares
20United States of America298,804.9hectares
21Ethiopia215,152.4hectares
22Paraguay170,095.6hectares
23Republic of the Congo164,364.2hectares
24Madagascar132,444.4hectares
25Honduras131,349.6hectares
26Australia124,502.0hectares
27Guatemala119,843.9hectares
28Peru119,200.0hectares
29Cameroon113,897.9hectares
30Chad91,315.8hectares
31Vietnam87,215.8hectares
32People's Republic of China83,051.4hectares
33South Africa71,116.4hectares
34Belize61,735.8hectares
35Nigeria60,619.6hectares
36Nicaragua53,986.7hectares
37Malawi45,529.1hectares
38Bangladesh38,703.0hectares
39Indonesia27,948.6hectares
40Portugal27,841.2hectares
41Colombia27,369.0hectares
42Gabon25,608.8hectares
43Guyana25,308.3hectares
44Ukraine24,170.6hectares
45Argentina22,088.4hectares
46Liberia19,619.8hectares
47Philippines17,194.2hectares
48Ghana16,700.4hectares
49Guinea16,357.0hectares
50Guinea-Bissau16,249.7hectares
51Zimbabwe14,468.0hectares
52Malaysia12,815.1hectares
53Suriname12,149.7hectares
54Chile11,484.2hectares
55Papua New Guinea10,904.7hectares
56Cuba10,690.0hectares
57North Korea10,647.1hectares
58Sierra Leone8,758.1hectares
59Costa Rica8,135.6hectares
60Ecuador7,899.4hectares
61Uganda4,744.0hectares
62Bahamas4,357.6hectares
63Eswatini4,100.0hectares
64Pakistan3,778.0hectares
65Togo3,413.1hectares
66Romania2,704.7hectares
67Cote d'Ivoire2,661.8hectares
68Senegal2,404.2hectares
69Sudan2,189.5hectares
70Japan2,168.1hectares
71Serbia1,974.9hectares
72Bhutan1,974.9hectares
73Türkiye1,717.3hectares
74The Republic of North Macedonia1,159.2hectares
75Georgia880.1hectares
76Equatorial Guinea794.2hectares
77Austria751.3hectares
78Bulgaria729.8hectares
79Mongolia579.6hectares
80New Zealand558.1hectares
81Spain515.2hectares
82Dominican Republic493.7hectares
83Belarus450.8hectares
84Benin429.3hectares
85Panama407.9hectares
86Timor-Leste386.4hectares
87Greece343.5hectares
88Bosnia and Herzegovina300.5hectares
89Comoros300.5hectares
90Fiji300.5hectares
91Trinidad and Tobago279.1hectares
92El Salvador257.6hectares
93French Guiana257.6hectares
94Kenya236.1hectares
95Italy214.7hectares
96Tunisia171.7hectares
97Botswana171.7hectares
98Hungary128.8hectares
99Mayotte128.8hectares
100New Caledonia107.3hectares
101Brunei Darussalam107.3hectares
102Croatia85.9hectares
103Czech Republic85.9hectares
104Uruguay85.9hectares
105Algeria85.9hectares
106Syrian Arab Republic64.4hectares
107Mali42.9hectares
108Montenegro42.9hectares
109Albania42.9hectares
110Azerbaijan42.9hectares
111Burundi21.5hectares
112France21.5hectares
113Moldova, Republic of21.5hectares
114Morocco21.5hectares
115Slovakia21.5hectares
116Slovenia21.5hectares
117Switzerland21.5hectares
118Virgin Islands, U.S.21.5hectares
119Cape Verde0.0hectares
120Cayman Islands0.0hectares
121Sri Lanka0.0hectares
122Taiwan, Province of China0.0hectares
123Cyprus0.0hectares
124Denmark0.0hectares
125Dominica0.0hectares
126Eritrea0.0hectares
127Estonia0.0hectares
128Faroe Islands0.0hectares
129Finland0.0hectares
130French Polynesia0.0hectares
131Djibouti0.0hectares
132Republic of The Gambia0.0hectares
133State of Palestine0.0hectares
134Germany0.0hectares
135Greenland0.0hectares
136Grenada0.0hectares
137Guadeloupe0.0hectares
138Guam0.0hectares
139Haiti0.0hectares
140Hong Kong0.0hectares
141Iceland0.0hectares
142Islamic Republic of Iran0.0hectares
143Iraq0.0hectares
144Ireland0.0hectares
145Israel0.0hectares
146Jamaica0.0hectares
147Kazakhstan0.0hectares
148Jordan0.0hectares
149South Korea0.0hectares
150Kuwait0.0hectares
151Kyrgyzstan0.0hectares
152Lebanon0.0hectares
153Lesotho0.0hectares
154Latvia0.0hectares
155Libya0.0hectares
156Liechtenstein0.0hectares
157Lithuania0.0hectares
158Luxembourg0.0hectares
159Macao0.0hectares
160Malta0.0hectares
161Martinique0.0hectares
162Mauritania0.0hectares
163Mauritius0.0hectares
164Montserrat0.0hectares
165Oman0.0hectares
166Namibia0.0hectares
167Nauru0.0hectares
168Netherlands0.0hectares
169Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0hectares
170Vanuatu0.0hectares
171Niger0.0hectares
172Norway0.0hectares
173Northern Mariana Islands0.0hectares
174Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares
175Palau0.0hectares
176Poland0.0hectares
177Puerto Rico0.0hectares
178Qatar0.0hectares
179Reunion0.0hectares
180Rwanda0.0hectares
181Saint Helena0.0hectares
182Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0hectares
183Saint Lucia0.0hectares
184Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0hectares
185Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0hectares
186San Marino0.0hectares
187Sao Tome and Principe0.0hectares
188Saudi Arabia0.0hectares
189Seychelles0.0hectares
190Singapore0.0hectares
191Somalia0.0hectares
192Western Sahara0.0hectares
193Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0hectares
194Sweden0.0hectares
195Tajikistan0.0hectares
196Tokelau0.0hectares
197Tonga0.0hectares
198United Arab Emirates0.0hectares
199Turkmenistan0.0hectares
200Turks and Caicos Islands0.0hectares
201Tuvalu0.0hectares
202Egypt0.0hectares
203United Kingdom0.0hectares
204Guernsey0.0hectares
205Jersey0.0hectares
206Isle of Man0.0hectares
207Burkina Faso0.0hectares
208Uzbekistan0.0hectares
209Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
210Samoa0.0hectares
211Yemen0.0hectares
212Afghanistan0.0hectares
213American Samoa0.0hectares
214Andorra0.0hectares
215Antigua and Barbuda0.0hectares
216Bahrain0.0hectares
217Armenia0.0hectares
218Barbados0.0hectares
219Belgium0.0hectares
220Bermuda0.0hectares
221Solomon Islands0.0hectares
222Virgin Islands, British0.0hectares
Showing 222 of 222 countries

Topics

#environmental#hectares#yearly#burned#area#forests

Data Source

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

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