Afghanistan vs Tajikistan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Afghanistan
4,250 hectares
in 2025
Tajikistan
3,435 hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
119th
Tajikistan rank
120th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Afghanistan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4,250 hectares against 3,435 hectares in Tajikistan, a difference of 815 hectares.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 119th and Tajikistan ranks 120th of 225 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,758 hectares | 9,120 hectares | 28,638 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 12,360 hectares | 2,516 hectares | 9,844 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8,772 hectares | 1,864 hectares | 6,908 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 Tajikistan?
- Afghanistan, at 4,250 hectares against 3,435 hectares in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
- 815 hectares, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Tajikistan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th and Tajikistan ranks 120th 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.