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Yearly burned area in other 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
3,600.2hectares
Median: 0.0hectares
Countries Covered
222
with available data
Highest
Brazil
220,304.2hectares
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil220,304.2hectares
2Zambia100,481.7hectares
3Canada66,179.3hectares
4Bolivia57,528.5hectares
5Democratic Republic of the Congo47,911.8hectares
By Region
South America33,732.1hectares(7 countries)
North America21,707.4hectares(4 countries)
Oceania8,500.5hectares(2 countries)
Africa4,066.6hectares(9 countries)
Other2,801.5hectares(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 (220,304.2hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 3,600.2hectares)

South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
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 ↕
1Brazil220,304.2hectares
2Zambia100,481.7hectares
3Canada66,179.3hectares
4Bolivia57,528.5hectares
5Democratic Republic of the Congo47,911.8hectares
6Republic of the Congo44,949.5hectares
7South Sudan36,298.8hectares
8Botswana19,705.7hectares
9Russian Federation17,644.9hectares
10Australia17,001.0hectares
11Angola15,884.7hectares
12Mexico11,698.9hectares
13Madagascar11,291.0hectares
14Kazakhstan9,230.3hectares
15United States of America8,929.8hectares
16Ghana8,908.3hectares
17Venezuela7,727.7hectares
18Argentina7,083.7hectares
19Cambodia5,645.5hectares
20United Republic of Tanzania5,151.8hectares
21Ethiopia5,044.5hectares
22Ecuador4,765.4hectares
23Vietnam4,722.5hectares
24Indonesia4,701.0hectares
25Suriname4,185.8hectares
26Mozambique3,928.3hectares
27Nigeria3,713.6hectares
28Cameroon2,897.9hectares
29Ukraine2,833.5hectares
30South Africa2,726.2hectares
31Colombia2,511.5hectares
32Sierra Leone2,490.0hectares
33Türkiye2,425.6hectares
34Guinea2,361.2hectares
35People's Republic of China2,339.8hectares
36Uganda2,232.5hectares
37Nicaragua1,846.1hectares
38Papua New Guinea1,803.1hectares
39Malawi1,738.7hectares
40Paraguay1,609.9hectares
41Honduras1,438.2hectares
42Peru1,373.8hectares
43Central African Republic1,309.4hectares
44India1,223.6hectares
45Myanmar1,180.6hectares
46Guyana1,180.6hectares
47Guinea-Bissau1,030.4hectares
48Cuba987.4hectares
49Chad837.2hectares
50Pakistan772.8hectares
51Malaysia686.9hectares
52Mali558.1hectares
53Bahamas558.1hectares
54Belize515.2hectares
55Greece429.3hectares
56Senegal343.5hectares
57Zimbabwe343.5hectares
58Burkina Faso343.5hectares
59Rwanda343.5hectares
60Kenya322.0hectares
61Lao People's Democratic Republic257.6hectares
62Thailand214.7hectares
63Sudan193.2hectares
64Syrian Arab Republic193.2hectares
65Burundi171.7hectares
66Cote d'Ivoire128.8hectares
67Panama128.8hectares
68Benin128.8hectares
69Mongolia128.8hectares
70Haiti107.3hectares
71Niger107.3hectares
72The Republic of North Macedonia107.3hectares
73Taiwan, Province of China107.3hectares
74Islamic Republic of Iran107.3hectares
75New Caledonia85.9hectares
76Philippines85.9hectares
77Italy64.4hectares
78Romania64.4hectares
79Togo64.4hectares
80Chile42.9hectares
81Dominican Republic42.9hectares
82French Guiana42.9hectares
83Gabon42.9hectares
84Mauritania42.9hectares
85Uruguay42.9hectares
86Albania42.9hectares
87Bulgaria21.5hectares
88Croatia21.5hectares
89Czech Republic21.5hectares
90Republic of The Gambia21.5hectares
91Grenada21.5hectares
92Guatemala21.5hectares
93Jamaica21.5hectares
94North Korea21.5hectares
95Liberia21.5hectares
96Namibia21.5hectares
97Portugal21.5hectares
98Timor-Leste21.5hectares
99Virgin Islands, U.S.21.5hectares
100Belarus0.0hectares
101Cape Verde0.0hectares
102Cayman Islands0.0hectares
103Sri Lanka0.0hectares
104Comoros0.0hectares
105Mayotte0.0hectares
106Costa Rica0.0hectares
107Cyprus0.0hectares
108Denmark0.0hectares
109Dominica0.0hectares
110El Salvador0.0hectares
111Equatorial Guinea0.0hectares
112Eritrea0.0hectares
113Estonia0.0hectares
114Faroe Islands0.0hectares
115Fiji0.0hectares
116Finland0.0hectares
117France0.0hectares
118French Polynesia0.0hectares
119Djibouti0.0hectares
120Georgia0.0hectares
121State of Palestine0.0hectares
122Germany0.0hectares
123Greenland0.0hectares
124Guadeloupe0.0hectares
125Guam0.0hectares
126Hong Kong0.0hectares
127Hungary0.0hectares
128Iceland0.0hectares
129Iraq0.0hectares
130Ireland0.0hectares
131Israel0.0hectares
132Japan0.0hectares
133Jordan0.0hectares
134South Korea0.0hectares
135Kuwait0.0hectares
136Kyrgyzstan0.0hectares
137Lebanon0.0hectares
138Lesotho0.0hectares
139Latvia0.0hectares
140Libya0.0hectares
141Liechtenstein0.0hectares
142Lithuania0.0hectares
143Luxembourg0.0hectares
144Macao0.0hectares
145Malta0.0hectares
146Martinique0.0hectares
147Mauritius0.0hectares
148Moldova, Republic of0.0hectares
149Montenegro0.0hectares
150Montserrat0.0hectares
151Morocco0.0hectares
152Oman0.0hectares
153Nauru0.0hectares
154Nepal0.0hectares
155Netherlands0.0hectares
156Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0hectares
157Vanuatu0.0hectares
158New Zealand0.0hectares
159Norway0.0hectares
160Northern Mariana Islands0.0hectares
161Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares
162Palau0.0hectares
163Poland0.0hectares
164Puerto Rico0.0hectares
165Qatar0.0hectares
166Reunion0.0hectares
167Saint Helena0.0hectares
168Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0hectares
169Saint Lucia0.0hectares
170Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0hectares
171Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0hectares
172San Marino0.0hectares
173Sao Tome and Principe0.0hectares
174Saudi Arabia0.0hectares
175Serbia0.0hectares
176Seychelles0.0hectares
177Singapore0.0hectares
178Slovakia0.0hectares
179Slovenia0.0hectares
180Somalia0.0hectares
181Spain0.0hectares
182Western Sahara0.0hectares
183Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0hectares
184Eswatini0.0hectares
185Sweden0.0hectares
186Switzerland0.0hectares
187Tajikistan0.0hectares
188Tokelau0.0hectares
189Tonga0.0hectares
190Trinidad and Tobago0.0hectares
191United Arab Emirates0.0hectares
192Tunisia0.0hectares
193Turkmenistan0.0hectares
194Turks and Caicos Islands0.0hectares
195Tuvalu0.0hectares
196Egypt0.0hectares
197United Kingdom0.0hectares
198Guernsey0.0hectares
199Jersey0.0hectares
200Isle of Man0.0hectares
201Uzbekistan0.0hectares
202Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
203Samoa0.0hectares
204Yemen0.0hectares
205Afghanistan0.0hectares
206Algeria0.0hectares
207American Samoa0.0hectares
208Andorra0.0hectares
209Antigua and Barbuda0.0hectares
210Azerbaijan0.0hectares
211Austria0.0hectares
212Bahrain0.0hectares
213Bangladesh0.0hectares
214Armenia0.0hectares
215Barbados0.0hectares
216Belgium0.0hectares
217Bermuda0.0hectares
218Bhutan0.0hectares
219Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0hectares
220Solomon Islands0.0hectares
221Virgin Islands, British0.0hectares
222Brunei Darussalam0.0hectares
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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