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Annual number of fires

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•237 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,305.4wildfires
Median: 13.0wildfires
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
41,270.0wildfires
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0wildfires
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo41,270.0wildfires
2Angola23,868.0wildfires
3Australia20,017.0wildfires
4South Sudan14,452.0wildfires
5India13,548.0wildfires
By Region
Oceania10,055.0wildfires(2 countries)
Africa4,986.4wildfires(9 countries)
North America3,275.0wildfires(4 countries)
South America1,601.7wildfires(7 countries)
Asia1,375.4wildfires(27 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0wildfires)High (41,270.0wildfires)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,305.4wildfires)

Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
Other (156)
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 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 ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo41,270.0wildfires
2Angola23,868.0wildfires
3Australia20,017.0wildfires
4South Sudan14,452.0wildfires
5India13,548.0wildfires
6Central African Republic12,765.0wildfires
7Myanmar11,674.0wildfires
8Zambia10,497.0wildfires
9Guinea10,104.0wildfires
10Nigeria8,249.0wildfires
11Venezuela7,759.0wildfires
12People's Republic of China7,445.0wildfires
13Russian Federation7,444.0wildfires
14Thailand6,893.0wildfires
15Lao People's Democratic Republic6,491.0wildfires
16Brazil5,874.0wildfires
17United States of America5,778.0wildfires
18Cambodia5,220.0wildfires
19Ethiopia4,845.0wildfires
20Mali4,504.0wildfires
21Cameroon4,346.0wildfires
22Ghana4,235.0wildfires
23Mexico4,069.0wildfires
24Chad3,507.0wildfires
25United Republic of Tanzania3,465.0wildfires
26Sudan3,208.0wildfires
27South Africa3,113.0wildfires
28Mozambique3,093.0wildfires
29Madagascar3,074.0wildfires
30Sierra Leone2,823.0wildfires
31Indonesia2,818.0wildfires
32Senegal2,784.0wildfires
33Canada2,536.0wildfires
34Colombia2,481.0wildfires
35Republic of the Congo2,364.0wildfires
36Uganda2,212.0wildfires
37Argentina1,629.0wildfires
38Vietnam1,601.0wildfires
39Burkina Faso1,539.0wildfires
40Philippines1,515.0wildfires
41Kazakhstan1,460.0wildfires
42Bolivia1,425.0wildfires
43Cote d'Ivoire1,382.0wildfires
44Paraguay1,312.0wildfires
45Honduras1,049.0wildfires
46Chile925.0wildfires
47Benin860.0wildfires
48Papua New Guinea825.0wildfires
49Nepal766.0wildfires
50Liberia754.0wildfires
51Guatemala717.0wildfires
52Zimbabwe705.0wildfires
53Ukraine704.0wildfires
54Nicaragua697.0wildfires
55Guinea-Bissau645.0wildfires
56Togo625.0wildfires
57Cuba624.0wildfires
58Spain498.0wildfires
59Islamic Republic of Iran488.0wildfires
60Italy421.0wildfires
61Bangladesh421.0wildfires
62Gabon387.0wildfires
63Pakistan376.0wildfires
64Namibia363.0wildfires
65France326.0wildfires
66Algeria295.0wildfires
67Botswana285.0wildfires
68Malawi280.0wildfires
69Iraq278.0wildfires
70Costa Rica258.0wildfires
71Panama252.0wildfires
72Republic of The Gambia241.0wildfires
73Kenya238.0wildfires
74Niger231.0wildfires
75Portugal221.0wildfires
76Peru186.0wildfires
77El Salvador169.0wildfires
78Malaysia167.0wildfires
79Türkiye137.0wildfires
80Guyana135.0wildfires
81Belize130.0wildfires
82Mongolia121.0wildfires
83Uzbekistan118.0wildfires
84Romania105.0wildfires
85Mauritania97.0wildfires
86New Zealand93.0wildfires
87Turkmenistan92.0wildfires
88Burundi76.0wildfires
89Ecuador72.0wildfires
90Bosnia and Herzegovina71.0wildfires
91Syrian Arab Republic68.0wildfires
92Dominican Republic67.0wildfires
93United Kingdom56.0wildfires
94Belarus54.0wildfires
95Japan52.0wildfires
96Eswatini46.0wildfires
97Germany45.0wildfires
98Uruguay45.0wildfires
99Azerbaijan45.0wildfires
100North Korea43.0wildfires
101Tunisia34.0wildfires
102Eritrea31.0wildfires
103Rwanda29.0wildfires
104Sri Lanka28.0wildfires
105Haiti28.0wildfires
106Vanuatu28.0wildfires
107Bulgaria25.0wildfires
108Hungary25.0wildfires
109Bahamas25.0wildfires
110Georgia20.0wildfires
111Bhutan19.0wildfires
112Ireland18.0wildfires
113Montenegro18.0wildfires
114Morocco18.0wildfires
115Egypt17.0wildfires
116Serbia16.0wildfires
117Poland15.0wildfires
118Croatia13.0wildfires
119Greece13.0wildfires
120South Korea12.0wildfires
121Trinidad and Tobago12.0wildfires
122Saudi Arabia11.0wildfires
123Suriname11.0wildfires
124Somalia10.0wildfires
125Afghanistan10.0wildfires
126Denmark9.0wildfires
127Fiji9.0wildfires
128Netherlands9.0wildfires
129The Republic of North Macedonia9.0wildfires
130Albania9.0wildfires
131Austria9.0wildfires
132Jamaica8.0wildfires
133Equatorial Guinea6.0wildfires
134French Guiana6.0wildfires
135New Caledonia6.0wildfires
136Norway6.0wildfires
137Lesotho5.0wildfires
138Tajikistan5.0wildfires
139Yemen5.0wildfires
140Kyrgyzstan4.0wildfires
141Moldova, Republic of4.0wildfires
142Reunion4.0wildfires
143Finland3.0wildfires
144Lebanon3.0wildfires
145Lithuania3.0wildfires
146Cape Verde2.0wildfires
147Taiwan, Province of China2.0wildfires
148Comoros2.0wildfires
149State of Palestine2.0wildfires
150Greenland2.0wildfires
151Grenada2.0wildfires
152Guadeloupe2.0wildfires
153Latvia2.0wildfires
154Slovakia2.0wildfires
155Sweden2.0wildfires
156Belgium2.0wildfires
157Solomon Islands2.0wildfires
158Czech Republic1.0wildfires
159Djibouti1.0wildfires
160Israel1.0wildfires
161Jordan1.0wildfires
162Kuwait1.0wildfires
163Libya1.0wildfires
164Oman1.0wildfires
165Timor-Leste1.0wildfires
166Puerto Rico1.0wildfires
167Slovenia1.0wildfires
168Switzerland1.0wildfires
169Armenia1.0wildfires
170Barbados1.0wildfires
171Brunei Darussalam1.0wildfires
172Cayman Islands0.0wildfires
173Mayotte0.0wildfires
174Cook Islands0.0wildfires
175Cyprus0.0wildfires
176Dominica0.0wildfires
177Estonia0.0wildfires
178Faroe Islands0.0wildfires
179Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0wildfires
180French Polynesia0.0wildfires
181Gibraltar0.0wildfires
182Kiribati0.0wildfires
183Guam0.0wildfires
184Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0wildfires
185Hong Kong0.0wildfires
186Iceland0.0wildfires
187Liechtenstein0.0wildfires
188Luxembourg0.0wildfires
189Macao0.0wildfires
190Maldives0.0wildfires
191Malta0.0wildfires
192Martinique0.0wildfires
193Mauritius0.0wildfires
194Monaco0.0wildfires
195Montserrat0.0wildfires
196Nauru0.0wildfires
197Curaçao0.0wildfires
198Aruba0.0wildfires
199Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0wildfires
200Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0wildfires
201Niue0.0wildfires
202Northern Mariana Islands0.0wildfires
203Micronesia, Federated States of0.0wildfires
204Marshall Islands0.0wildfires
205Palau0.0wildfires
206Qatar0.0wildfires
207Saint Barthélemy0.0wildfires
208Saint Helena0.0wildfires
209Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0wildfires
210Anguilla0.0wildfires
211Saint Lucia0.0wildfires
212Saint Martin (French part)0.0wildfires
213Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0wildfires
214Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0wildfires
215San Marino0.0wildfires
216Sao Tome and Principe0.0wildfires
217Seychelles0.0wildfires
218Singapore0.0wildfires
219Western Sahara0.0wildfires
220Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0wildfires
221Tokelau0.0wildfires
222Tonga0.0wildfires
223United Arab Emirates0.0wildfires
224Turks and Caicos Islands0.0wildfires
225Tuvalu0.0wildfires
226Guernsey0.0wildfires
227Jersey0.0wildfires
228Isle of Man0.0wildfires
229Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0wildfires
230Wallis and Futuna0.0wildfires
231Samoa0.0wildfires
232American Samoa0.0wildfires
233Andorra0.0wildfires
234Antigua and Barbuda0.0wildfires
235Bahrain0.0wildfires
236Bermuda0.0wildfires
237Virgin Islands, British0.0wildfires
Showing 237 of 237 countries

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Data Source

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

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