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Yearly burned area in shrublands and grasslands

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
625,668.1hectares
Median: 1,051.8hectares
Countries Covered
222
with available data
Highest
Australia
31,859,382.0hectares
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Australia31,859,382.0hectares
2Angola14,216,393.0hectares
3South Sudan9,415,316.0hectares
4Brazil7,036,533.0hectares
5Mali6,847,397.0hectares
By Region
Oceania15,929,723.2hectares(2 countries)
Africa2,894,805.8hectares(9 countries)
South America1,238,258.6hectares(7 countries)
North America646,326.5hectares(4 countries)
Other482,809.2hectares(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 (31,859,382.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 625,668.1hectares)

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 ↕
1Australia31,859,382.0hectares
2Angola14,216,393.0hectares
3South Sudan9,415,316.0hectares
4Brazil7,036,533.0hectares
5Mali6,847,397.0hectares
6Sudan5,429,855.5hectares
7Chad4,796,784.0hectares
8South Africa4,082,786.5hectares
9Zambia4,078,107.0hectares
10Burkina Faso3,511,966.2hectares
11Senegal3,381,668.2hectares
12Madagascar3,369,604.5hectares
13Ghana3,353,591.0hectares
14Nigeria2,997,064.5hectares
15Mozambique2,811,213.0hectares
16United Republic of Tanzania2,801,832.2hectares
17Venezuela2,661,789.0hectares
18Republic of the Congo2,325,483.2hectares
19United States of America2,240,564.2hectares
20Botswana2,161,570.0hectares
21Russian Federation1,988,533.5hectares
22Democratic Republic of the Congo1,807,039.6hectares
23Central African Republic1,456,459.1hectares
24Bolivia1,170,555.2hectares
25Namibia1,046,997.7hectares
26Ethiopia1,034,118.1hectares
27Argentina966,371.9hectares
28Zimbabwe872,329.9hectares
29Niger772,878.6hectares
30Benin617,036.4hectares
31Uganda581,639.1hectares
32Colombia512,862.5hectares
33Kazakhstan500,176.2hectares
34Guinea470,660.6hectares
35Cameroon394,156.3hectares
36Gabon384,410.8hectares
37Togo366,250.6hectares
38Myanmar319,948.8hectares
39Kenya316,857.7hectares
40Islamic Republic of Iran298,590.2hectares
41Cote d'Ivoire277,768.3hectares
42Cambodia272,466.3hectares
43Mongolia260,509.8hectares
44Paraguay227,817.3hectares
45Mauritania204,161.9hectares
46Mexico200,147.8hectares
47Iraq184,477.7hectares
48Ukraine179,862.5hectares
49Republic of The Gambia140,000.4hectares
50People's Republic of China134,032.9hectares
51Peru115,872.8hectares
52Canada114,241.3hectares
53Pakistan93,462.4hectares
54Lao People's Democratic Republic90,328.4hectares
55Eswatini85,520.0hectares
56Malawi80,668.7hectares
57India75,323.7hectares
58Guyana70,451.0hectares
59The Republic of North Macedonia56,605.5hectares
60Syrian Arab Republic54,480.4hectares
61Egypt50,466.3hectares
62Nicaragua44,477.3hectares
63Türkiye42,845.9hectares
64Lesotho42,609.7hectares
65Honduras35,805.1hectares
66Rwanda34,839.1hectares
67Vietnam33,637.0hectares
68Guatemala30,352.7hectares
69Thailand29,966.4hectares
70Papua New Guinea26,102.5hectares
71Greece22,646.5hectares
72Chile19,984.7hectares
73Bulgaria19,898.9hectares
74Belize18,353.3hectares
75Indonesia18,074.3hectares
76Sierra Leone18,009.9hectares
77Albania16,636.0hectares
78Spain15,133.4hectares
79Guinea-Bissau14,532.4hectares
80Ecuador13,781.1hectares
81Azerbaijan13,502.0hectares
82Somalia13,330.3hectares
83Nepal12,686.3hectares
84Suriname12,235.5hectares
85Philippines12,106.8hectares
86Bosnia and Herzegovina7,985.3hectares
87Costa Rica7,191.1hectares
88Croatia7,148.1hectares
89Turkmenistan7,019.3hectares
90Eritrea6,633.0hectares
91Burundi6,568.6hectares
92Portugal6,053.4hectares
93Saudi Arabia5,323.5hectares
94Panama5,130.3hectares
95Montenegro4,679.6hectares
96Serbia4,228.8hectares
97Malaysia3,992.7hectares
98Cuba3,735.1hectares
99Georgia3,584.8hectares
100Romania3,091.1hectares
101Belarus2,962.3hectares
102Trinidad and Tobago2,533.0hectares
103Uruguay2,404.2hectares
104Algeria1,717.3hectares
105Cyprus1,502.6hectares
106Israel1,481.1hectares
107Bhutan1,330.9hectares
108Italy1,223.6hectares
109Afghanistan1,223.6hectares
110Armenia1,094.8hectares
111Bahamas1,051.8hectares
112France1,051.8hectares
113North Korea923.0hectares
114Haiti837.2hectares
115Japan772.8hectares
116Timor-Leste772.8hectares
117Bangladesh729.8hectares
118Dominican Republic708.4hectares
119Moldova, Republic of579.6hectares
120Uzbekistan558.1hectares
121New Caledonia429.3hectares
122Comoros386.4hectares
123Estonia279.1hectares
124Liberia279.1hectares
125Morocco257.6hectares
126Lebanon236.1hectares
127Jamaica236.1hectares
128El Salvador150.3hectares
129Lithuania150.3hectares
130Germany107.3hectares
131Fiji107.3hectares
132State of Palestine107.3hectares
133Reunion107.3hectares
134Hungary85.9hectares
135Poland85.9hectares
136Tunisia85.9hectares
137French Guiana64.4hectares
138New Zealand64.4hectares
139Yemen64.4hectares
140Iceland42.9hectares
141Jordan42.9hectares
142Latvia42.9hectares
143Sri Lanka21.5hectares
144Taiwan, Province of China21.5hectares
145South Korea21.5hectares
146Kyrgyzstan21.5hectares
147Puerto Rico21.5hectares
148Cape Verde0.0hectares
149Cayman Islands0.0hectares
150Mayotte0.0hectares
151Czech Republic0.0hectares
152Denmark0.0hectares
153Dominica0.0hectares
154Equatorial Guinea0.0hectares
155Faroe Islands0.0hectares
156Finland0.0hectares
157French Polynesia0.0hectares
158Djibouti0.0hectares
159Greenland0.0hectares
160Grenada0.0hectares
161Guadeloupe0.0hectares
162Guam0.0hectares
163Hong Kong0.0hectares
164Ireland0.0hectares
165Kuwait0.0hectares
166Libya0.0hectares
167Liechtenstein0.0hectares
168Luxembourg0.0hectares
169Macao0.0hectares
170Malta0.0hectares
171Martinique0.0hectares
172Mauritius0.0hectares
173Montserrat0.0hectares
174Oman0.0hectares
175Nauru0.0hectares
176Netherlands0.0hectares
177Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0hectares
178Vanuatu0.0hectares
179Norway0.0hectares
180Northern Mariana Islands0.0hectares
181Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares
182Palau0.0hectares
183Qatar0.0hectares
184Saint Helena0.0hectares
185Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0hectares
186Saint Lucia0.0hectares
187Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0hectares
188Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0hectares
189San Marino0.0hectares
190Sao Tome and Principe0.0hectares
191Seychelles0.0hectares
192Singapore0.0hectares
193Slovakia0.0hectares
194Slovenia0.0hectares
195Western Sahara0.0hectares
196Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0hectares
197Sweden0.0hectares
198Switzerland0.0hectares
199Tajikistan0.0hectares
200Tokelau0.0hectares
201Tonga0.0hectares
202United Arab Emirates0.0hectares
203Turks and Caicos Islands0.0hectares
204Tuvalu0.0hectares
205United Kingdom0.0hectares
206Guernsey0.0hectares
207Jersey0.0hectares
208Isle of Man0.0hectares
209Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0hectares
210Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
211Samoa0.0hectares
212American Samoa0.0hectares
213Andorra0.0hectares
214Antigua and Barbuda0.0hectares
215Austria0.0hectares
216Bahrain0.0hectares
217Barbados0.0hectares
218Belgium0.0hectares
219Bermuda0.0hectares
220Solomon Islands0.0hectares
221Virgin Islands, British0.0hectares
222Brunei Darussalam0.0hectares
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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