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Maximum 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
2,471,649.6hectares
Median: 42,849.0hectares
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
Australia
65,298,350.0hectares
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Australia65,298,350.0hectares
2Democratic Republic of the Congo50,637,296.0hectares
3Brazil41,233,964.0hectares
4Angola40,544,644.0hectares
5South Sudan26,441,272.0hectares
By Region
Oceania32,674,471.5hectares(2 countries)
South America8,135,365.7hectares(7 countries)
Africa7,479,057.0hectares(9 countries)
North America7,330,646.8hectares(4 countries)
Other2,027,295.5hectares(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 (65,298,350.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2,471,649.6hectares)

Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
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 ↕
1Australia65,298,350.0hectares
2Democratic Republic of the Congo50,637,296.0hectares
3Brazil41,233,964.0hectares
4Angola40,544,644.0hectares
5South Sudan26,441,272.0hectares
6Russian Federation25,226,848.0hectares
7Zambia23,737,028.0hectares
8Central African Republic21,646,164.0hectares
9Mozambique20,389,876.0hectares
10Bolivia16,476,522.0hectares
11Canada14,903,462.0hectares
12Indonesia14,101,236.0hectares
13United Republic of Tanzania11,838,102.0hectares
14India11,505,498.0hectares
15Argentina9,715,507.0hectares
16Guinea8,281,819.0hectares
17Myanmar8,220,071.0hectares
18Venezuela8,002,733.0hectares
19Nigeria7,609,752.0hectares
20Ethiopia7,442,469.0hectares
21United States of America7,305,050.0hectares
22Chad6,893,435.0hectares
23Lao People's Democratic Republic6,615,775.0hectares
24Madagascar6,359,745.0hectares
25Kazakhstan6,238,361.0hectares
26Mexico6,171,806.0hectares
27Ghana6,004,830.0hectares
28Paraguay5,997,364.0hectares
29People's Republic of China5,535,360.0hectares
30Botswana5,213,108.0hectares
31Sudan5,158,743.0hectares
32Namibia5,012,176.0hectares
33Cambodia4,592,000.0hectares
34Cameroon4,389,725.0hectares
35South Africa4,260,444.0hectares
36Mali4,092,996.0hectares
37Thailand3,927,651.0hectares
38Cote d'Ivoire3,766,990.0hectares
39Colombia3,402,381.0hectares
40Sierra Leone3,331,133.0hectares
41Zimbabwe3,271,385.0hectares
42Uganda3,063,452.0hectares
43Senegal2,962,709.0hectares
44Burkina Faso2,265,816.0hectares
45Ukraine2,220,204.0hectares
46Papua New Guinea2,162,647.0hectares
47Republic of the Congo2,018,848.0hectares
48Honduras1,754,450.0hectares
49Benin1,550,504.0hectares
50Vietnam1,500,038.0hectares
51Nepal1,442,485.0hectares
52Liberia1,388,390.0hectares
53Peru1,282,746.0hectares
54Malawi1,204,588.0hectares
55Togo1,036,754.0hectares
56Guatemala942,269.0hectares
57Türkiye933,410.0hectares
58Chile900,075.0hectares
59Mongolia897,281.0hectares
60Cuba791,904.0hectares
61Nicaragua786,889.0hectares
62Iraq778,327.0hectares
63Kenya749,386.0hectares
64Algeria631,108.0hectares
65Guinea-Bissau537,553.0hectares
66Islamic Republic of Iran521,903.0hectares
67Guyana496,395.0hectares
68Philippines470,691.0hectares
69Malaysia452,615.0hectares
70North Korea399,092.0hectares
71Pakistan367,014.0hectares
72Syrian Arab Republic360,252.0hectares
73Bangladesh358,909.0hectares
74Portugal350,671.0hectares
75Spain349,290.0hectares
76Italy342,084.0hectares
77Niger341,439.0hectares
78Ecuador336,476.0hectares
79Romania329,681.0hectares
80Panama265,611.0hectares
81Serbia255,834.0hectares
82Gabon249,626.0hectares
83Azerbaijan227,596.0hectares
84Eswatini221,505.0hectares
85Bulgaria219,605.0hectares
86Bosnia and Herzegovina210,477.0hectares
87Belize199,163.0hectares
88Turkmenistan189,081.0hectares
89Albania176,838.0hectares
90Belarus174,500.0hectares
91Costa Rica173,609.0hectares
92Greece169,195.0hectares
93Republic of The Gambia165,012.0hectares
94Uzbekistan143,145.0hectares
95El Salvador128,324.0hectares
96Suriname127,368.0hectares
97Burundi121,574.0hectares
98Mauritania118,666.0hectares
99Dominican Republic112,065.0hectares
100Timor-Leste107,985.0hectares
101Fiji96,830.0hectares
102France96,205.0hectares
103Montenegro95,984.0hectares
104Sri Lanka88,177.0hectares
105Croatia87,622.0hectares
106The Republic of North Macedonia84,715.0hectares
107Somalia84,558.0hectares
108Uruguay76,411.0hectares
109Bahamas72,057.0hectares
110Lesotho65,427.0hectares
111Georgia61,478.0hectares
112Eritrea60,824.0hectares
113Moldova, Republic of59,731.0hectares
114New Caledonia56,209.0hectares
115New Zealand50,593.0hectares
116Rwanda47,891.0hectares
117Iceland46,171.0hectares
118Morocco45,111.0hectares
119French Guiana42,849.0hectares
120Tunisia41,255.0hectares
121Vanuatu40,758.0hectares
122Bhutan40,020.0hectares
123South Korea35,502.0hectares
124Sweden33,875.0hectares
125Afghanistan29,652.0hectares
126United Kingdom28,100.0hectares
127Armenia27,638.0hectares
128Hungary27,134.0hectares
129Egypt23,769.0hectares
130Haiti23,307.0hectares
131Kyrgyzstan19,067.0hectares
132Japan18,456.0hectares
133Jamaica17,799.0hectares
134Ireland17,250.0hectares
135Tajikistan13,927.0hectares
136Cape Verde11,820.0hectares
137Reunion11,016.0hectares
138Israel10,560.0hectares
139Germany10,448.0hectares
140Saudi Arabia10,275.0hectares
141Trinidad and Tobago9,973.0hectares
142Poland9,956.0hectares
143Falkland Islands (Malvinas)9,437.0hectares
144Equatorial Guinea8,860.0hectares
145Libya7,532.0hectares
146Comoros7,278.0hectares
147Solomon Islands6,250.0hectares
148Lebanon6,171.0hectares
149Brunei Darussalam5,351.0hectares
150Latvia4,594.0hectares
151Oman3,940.0hectares
152State of Palestine3,817.0hectares
153Greenland3,740.0hectares
154Puerto Rico3,639.0hectares
155Cyprus3,205.0hectares
156Kuwait3,190.0hectares
157Finland2,897.0hectares
158Slovakia2,633.0hectares
159Qatar2,469.0hectares
160Norway2,383.0hectares
161Taiwan, Province of China2,381.0hectares
162Guam2,222.0hectares
163Czech Republic1,995.0hectares
164Yemen1,909.0hectares
165Slovenia1,894.0hectares
166Jordan1,840.0hectares
167Mauritius1,763.0hectares
168Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,714.0hectares
169Denmark1,556.0hectares
170Austria1,477.0hectares
171Lithuania1,427.0hectares
172Netherlands1,307.0hectares
173Estonia1,267.0hectares
174Hong Kong1,249.0hectares
175Northern Mariana Islands1,136.0hectares
176United Arab Emirates1,055.0hectares
177Belgium1,053.0hectares
178Switzerland740.0hectares
179Sao Tome and Principe738.0hectares
180Saint Kitts and Nevis585.0hectares
181Micronesia, Federated States of491.0hectares
182Curaçao464.0hectares
183Djibouti460.0hectares
184Guadeloupe391.0hectares
185Martinique384.0hectares
186Turks and Caicos Islands380.0hectares
187Antigua and Barbuda373.0hectares
188Montserrat301.0hectares
189Virgin Islands, British299.0hectares
190Mayotte268.0hectares
191Barbados263.0hectares
192Western Sahara262.0hectares
193Dominica247.0hectares
194Saint Lucia235.0hectares
195Cayman Islands191.0hectares
196Palau188.0hectares
197Virgin Islands, U.S.186.0hectares
198Malta174.0hectares
199Svalbard and Jan Mayen101.0hectares
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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Data Source

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

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