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demographic2026

Average cumulative area burnt by wildfires (2012-2024)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data•237 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,669,932.6hectares
Median: 17,635.3hectares
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
43,621,776.0hectares
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo43,621,776.0hectares
2Angola35,779,830.0hectares
3Australia34,619,444.0hectares
4Brazil32,017,672.0hectares
5Zambia20,909,120.0hectares
By Region
Oceania17,327,999.2hectares(2 countries)
Africa6,226,087.7hectares(9 countries)
South America5,711,409.3hectares(7 countries)
North America3,663,548.2hectares(4 countries)
Other1,456,351.0hectares(156 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 (43,621,776.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,669,932.6hectares)

Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (156)
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. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. 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 Congo43,621,776.0hectares
2Angola35,779,830.0hectares
3Australia34,619,444.0hectares
4Brazil32,017,672.0hectares
5Zambia20,909,120.0hectares
6South Sudan20,687,086.0hectares
7Mozambique18,076,720.0hectares
8Central African Republic16,042,431.0hectares
9Russian Federation14,897,351.0hectares
10United Republic of Tanzania9,395,040.0hectares
11India6,719,648.0hectares
12Guinea6,716,875.0hectares
13Bolivia6,654,162.0hectares
14Myanmar6,641,293.5hectares
15Nigeria6,162,491.5hectares
16United States of America5,650,796.5hectares
17Ethiopia5,556,523.0hectares
18Chad5,194,920.0hectares
19Madagascar4,930,363.0hectares
20Ghana4,600,556.5hectares
21Venezuela4,561,682.0hectares
22Mexico4,454,487.5hectares
23Argentina4,182,193.8hectares
24Sudan4,148,527.0hectares
25Canada3,996,479.5hectares
26Lao People's Democratic Republic3,823,776.0hectares
27Indonesia3,782,411.8hectares
28Cameroon3,458,664.0hectares
29Mali3,442,485.5hectares
30South Africa3,411,752.5hectares
31Paraguay3,184,211.0hectares
32Cambodia3,143,165.2hectares
33People's Republic of China3,118,246.8hectares
34Kazakhstan2,539,188.8hectares
35Zimbabwe2,451,724.0hectares
36Thailand2,447,007.8hectares
37Senegal2,179,419.2hectares
38Sierra Leone2,170,518.2hectares
39Colombia2,148,210.5hectares
40Botswana2,119,213.8hectares
41Cote d'Ivoire2,091,511.8hectares
42Uganda1,932,182.5hectares
43Namibia1,796,943.5hectares
44Republic of the Congo1,698,710.5hectares
45Burkina Faso1,321,425.4hectares
46Benin1,099,439.9hectares
47Ukraine1,026,119.3hectares
48Peru964,175.3hectares
49Malawi889,637.0hectares
50Vietnam840,314.4hectares
51Honduras837,454.6hectares
52Togo691,193.7hectares
53Liberia631,505.3hectares
54Nepal618,941.4hectares
55Papua New Guinea577,160.0hectares
56Guatemala552,429.1hectares
57Nicaragua475,404.8hectares
58Cuba440,923.6hectares
59Islamic Republic of Iran434,364.7hectares
60Guinea-Bissau416,121.2hectares
61Chile407,085.8hectares
62Türkiye397,659.8hectares
63Iraq370,279.8hectares
64Kenya299,692.8hectares
65Mongolia262,197.5hectares
66Pakistan255,600.0hectares
67Philippines255,574.0hectares
68Bangladesh247,916.8hectares
69Ecuador223,613.5hectares
70Gabon201,445.5hectares
71Algeria191,503.2hectares
72Niger178,964.6hectares
73Romania177,760.7hectares
74Guyana169,491.8hectares
75Malaysia168,496.1hectares
76Italy151,152.3hectares
77Spain149,720.2hectares
78Panama128,699.5hectares
79Belize124,179.5hectares
80Eswatini117,794.2hectares
81Portugal113,190.2hectares
82Republic of The Gambia108,563.8hectares
83Costa Rica104,862.2hectares
84Uzbekistan98,998.1hectares
85Bulgaria98,304.4hectares
86Syrian Arab Republic92,293.5hectares
87Azerbaijan88,843.8hectares
88Turkmenistan87,115.3hectares
89North Korea75,611.3hectares
90Serbia71,630.5hectares
91Greece69,929.5hectares
92El Salvador65,603.5hectares
93Bosnia and Herzegovina64,985.5hectares
94Mauritania61,670.5hectares
95Burundi60,556.8hectares
96Dominican Republic59,368.8hectares
97Belarus51,511.9hectares
98Timor-Leste49,009.4hectares
99Suriname48,730.6hectares
100Sri Lanka44,624.8hectares
101Albania43,865.8hectares
102France43,078.1hectares
103Uruguay36,914.3hectares
104New Zealand36,554.4hectares
105Fiji34,825.2hectares
106Georgia34,487.2hectares
107Montenegro33,337.8hectares
108Lesotho31,145.8hectares
109The Republic of North Macedonia30,470.6hectares
110Bahamas30,127.3hectares
111Somalia27,199.2hectares
112Rwanda26,165.5hectares
113Moldova, Republic of24,388.5hectares
114Croatia23,873.8hectares
115French Guiana22,475.8hectares
116Vanuatu21,747.2hectares
117New Caledonia20,967.1hectares
118Tunisia20,877.4hectares
119Bhutan17,635.3hectares
120Egypt16,894.9hectares
121Armenia15,954.4hectares
122Eritrea15,774.6hectares
123Morocco15,544.9hectares
124Haiti14,322.3hectares
125United Kingdom12,648.3hectares
126Japan11,126.0hectares
127Kyrgyzstan10,238.8hectares
128Afghanistan9,316.6hectares
129Iceland9,277.5hectares
130Hungary8,752.5hectares
131Saudi Arabia8,405.5hectares
132Jamaica8,131.8hectares
133South Korea7,094.3hectares
134Sweden6,913.0hectares
135Israel6,274.5hectares
136Reunion5,903.2hectares
137Tajikistan4,696.8hectares
138Ireland4,694.5hectares
139Libya4,101.4hectares
140Germany3,996.8hectares
141Poland3,815.4hectares
142Trinidad and Tobago3,654.5hectares
143Equatorial Guinea3,553.6hectares
144Comoros2,995.4hectares
145Lebanon2,741.2hectares
146Falkland Islands (Malvinas)2,035.4hectares
147Solomon Islands1,950.5hectares
148Cyprus1,771.3hectares
149State of Palestine1,604.5hectares
150Puerto Rico1,498.9hectares
151Brunei Darussalam1,477.7hectares
152Cape Verde1,344.5hectares
153Finland1,237.8hectares
154Qatar1,054.0hectares
155Taiwan, Province of China1,053.5hectares
156Kuwait1,031.2hectares
157Latvia954.5hectares
158Oman873.5hectares
159Norway857.8hectares
160Yemen841.2hectares
161Slovakia791.3hectares
162Lithuania727.8hectares
163Mauritius710.1hectares
164Guam642.5hectares
165Denmark636.4hectares
166Austria611.2hectares
167Jordan567.2hectares
168Greenland530.5hectares
169Czech Republic523.8hectares
170Hong Kong473.3hectares
171Netherlands445.8hectares
172Northern Mariana Islands420.5hectares
173Belgium387.3hectares
174Slovenia371.5hectares
175Saint Kitts and Nevis237.0hectares
176United Arab Emirates217.8hectares
177Switzerland204.0hectares
178Estonia189.7hectares
179Sao Tome and Principe151.8hectares
180Saint Vincent and the Grenadines150.7hectares
181Djibouti134.5hectares
182Antigua and Barbuda87.8hectares
183Dominica73.9hectares
184Guadeloupe58.8hectares
185Curaçao57.5hectares
186Barbados48.7hectares
187Turks and Caicos Islands47.6hectares
188Virgin Islands, British46.5hectares
189Martinique43.5hectares
190Palau40.8hectares
191Micronesia, Federated States of37.8hectares
192Mayotte33.6hectares
193Saint Lucia31.7hectares
194Western Sahara31.3hectares
195Montserrat23.2hectares
196Cayman Islands14.7hectares
197Virgin Islands, U.S.14.3hectares
198Malta13.4hectares
199Svalbard and Jan Mayen7.8hectares
200Cook Islands0.0hectares
201Faroe Islands0.0hectares
202French Polynesia0.0hectares
203Gibraltar0.0hectares
204Kiribati0.0hectares
205Grenada0.0hectares
206Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0hectares
207Liechtenstein0.0hectares
208Luxembourg0.0hectares
209Macao0.0hectares
210Maldives0.0hectares
211Monaco0.0hectares
212Nauru0.0hectares
213Aruba0.0hectares
214Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0hectares
215Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0hectares
216Niue0.0hectares
217Marshall Islands0.0hectares
218Saint Barthélemy0.0hectares
219Saint Helena0.0hectares
220Anguilla0.0hectares
221Saint Martin (French part)0.0hectares
222Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0hectares
223San Marino0.0hectares
224Seychelles0.0hectares
225Singapore0.0hectares
226Tokelau0.0hectares
227Tonga0.0hectares
228Tuvalu0.0hectares
229Guernsey0.0hectares
230Jersey0.0hectares
231Isle of Man0.0hectares
232Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
233Samoa0.0hectares
234American Samoa0.0hectares
235Andorra0.0hectares
236Bahrain0.0hectares
237Bermuda0.0hectares
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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