Afghanistan vs Kyrgyzstan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Afghanistan
4,250 hectares
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
4,250 hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
119th
Kyrgyzstan rank
118th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4,250 hectares against 4,250 hectares in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0 hectares.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 119th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th of 225 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,758 hectares | 29,902 hectares | 7,857 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 12,360 hectares | 6,270 hectares | 6,090 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8,772 hectares | 2,676 hectares | 6,096 hectares | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Afghanistan or Kyrgyzstan?
- Afghanistan, at 4,250 hectares against 4,250 hectares in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0 hectares, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.