Afghanistan vs Tunisia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Afghanistan
4,250 hectares
in 2025
Tunisia
6,139 hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
119th
Tunisia rank
116th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Afghanistan
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 6,139 hectares against 4,250 hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,889 hectares.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 119th and Tunisia ranks 116th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,758 hectares | 1,328 hectares | 36,430 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 12,360 hectares | 9,192 hectares | 3,168 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8,772 hectares | 10,679 hectares | 1,907 hectares | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Afghanistan or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 6,139 hectares against 4,250 hectares in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Afghanistan and Tunisia?
- 1,889 hectares, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tunisia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Tunisia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th and Tunisia ranks 116th 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.