social2026
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.0%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
234
with available data
Highest
Angola
1.4%
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Angola1.4%
2Zambia0.8%
3Democratic Republic of the Congo0.4%
4Republic of the Congo0.3%
5United Republic of Tanzania0.2%
By Region
Africa0.2%(9 countries)
Oceania0.1%(2 countries)
Other0.0%(153 countries)
North America0.0%(4 countries)
Europe0.0%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (1.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.0%)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Other (153)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1.4% |
| 2 | Zambia | 0.8% |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.4% |
| 4 | Republic of the Congo | 0.3% |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.2% |
| 6 | Mozambique | 0.2% |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1% |
| 8 | Botswana | 0.1% |
| 9 | Australia | 0.1% |
| 10 | Jamaica | 0.1% |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0.1% |
| 12 | Madagascar | 0.1% |
| 13 | Malawi | 0.1% |
| 14 | South Africa | 0.1% |
| 15 | Tunisia | 0.1% |
| 16 | Eswatini | 0.1% |
| 17 | Bolivia | 0.1% |
| 18 | Montenegro | 0.1% |
| 19 | Burundi | 0.1% |
| 20 | Namibia | 0.1% |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% |
| 22 | Rwanda | 0.1% |
| 23 | Spain | 0.1% |
| 24 | Portugal | 0.1% |
| 25 | Cuba | 0.1% |
| 26 | Indonesia | 0.0% |
| 27 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 28 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 29 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 30 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 31 | United States of America | 0.0% |
| 32 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 33 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% |
| 35 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 36 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 37 | Brazil | 0.0% |
| 38 | France | 0.0% |
| 39 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 40 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 42 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 43 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 44 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 46 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 47 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 48 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 49 | Uganda | 0.0% |
| 50 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% |
| 52 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 53 | Argentina | 0.0% |
| 54 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 55 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 56 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 57 | Canada | 0.0% |
| 58 | Peru | 0.0% |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 0.0% |
| 60 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 61 | Venezuela | 0.0% |
| 62 | Guatemala | 0.0% |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 0.0% |
| 64 | Mexico | 0.0% |
| 65 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 66 | Colombia | 0.0% |
| 67 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 68 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 70 | Vietnam | 0.0% |
| 71 | Honduras | 0.0% |
| 72 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0% |
| 73 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 75 | Cameroon | 0.0% |
| 76 | Ecuador | 0.0% |
| 77 | Morocco | 0.0% |
| 78 | Kenya | 0.0% |
| 79 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 80 | Chad | 0.0% |
| 81 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 82 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 83 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% |
| 85 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 86 | India | 0.0% |
| 87 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 88 | Mali | 0.0% |
| 89 | Sudan | 0.0% |
| 90 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 91 | Myanmar | 0.0% |
| 92 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 94 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 95 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 96 | Chile | 0.0% |
| 97 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 98 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 99 | Mayotte | 0.0% |
| 100 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 102 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 103 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 104 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 105 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 106 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 107 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 109 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 110 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 111 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 112 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 113 | French Guiana | 0.0% |
| 114 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 115 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 116 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 117 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 118 | Ghana | 0.0% |
| 119 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 120 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 121 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 122 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 123 | Guadeloupe | 0.0% |
| 124 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 125 | Guinea | 0.0% |
| 126 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 127 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0% |
| 128 | Hong Kong | 0.0% |
| 129 | Hungary | 0.0% |
| 130 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 131 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 132 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% |
| 133 | Japan | 0.0% |
| 134 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 135 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 136 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 137 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 139 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% |
| 140 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 141 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 142 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 143 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 144 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% |
| 145 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 147 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 148 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 149 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 150 | Martinique | 0.0% |
| 151 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 152 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 153 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 154 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 155 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 156 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 157 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 158 | Nepal | 0.0% |
| 159 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 160 | Curaçao | 0.0% |
| 161 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 162 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% |
| 163 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0% |
| 164 | Nicaragua | 0.0% |
| 165 | Niger | 0.0% |
| 166 | Niue | 0.0% |
| 167 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 168 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% |
| 169 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 170 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 171 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 172 | Pakistan | 0.0% |
| 173 | Panama | 0.0% |
| 174 | Philippines | 0.0% |
| 175 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% |
| 179 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 180 | Reunion | 0.0% |
| 181 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.0% |
| 182 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 184 | Anguilla | 0.0% |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 186 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% |
| 187 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 189 | San Marino | 0.0% |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 191 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 192 | Senegal | 0.0% |
| 193 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 194 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 195 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 196 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 197 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 198 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 199 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 200 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 201 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 202 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 203 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 204 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 205 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 206 | Tokelau | 0.0% |
| 207 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 208 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 209 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 210 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 211 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 212 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 213 | Isle of Man | 0.0% |
| 214 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0% |
| 215 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% |
| 216 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 217 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 218 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 219 | Afghanistan | 0.0% |
| 220 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 221 | American Samoa | 0.0% |
| 222 | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 223 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 224 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 225 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
| 226 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 227 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 228 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 229 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 230 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 231 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 232 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 233 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
| 234 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
Showing 234 of 234 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).
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