Afghanistan vs New Zealand: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Afghanistan
4,250 hectares
in 2025
New Zealand
3,413 hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
119th
New Zealand rank
121st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Afghanistan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4,250 hectares against 3,413 hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 837 hectares.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 121st of 225 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,758 hectares | 1,258 hectares | 36,500 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 12,360 hectares | 2,290 hectares | 10,070 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8,772 hectares | 2,927 hectares | 5,846 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 New Zealand?
- Afghanistan, at 4,250 hectares against 3,413 hectares in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Afghanistan and New Zealand?
- 837 hectares, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and New Zealand rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 121st 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.