Albania vs Egypt: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Albania
44,992 hectares
in 2025
Egypt
48,041 hectares
in 2025
Albania rank
83rd
Egypt rank
82nd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Albania
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 48,041 hectares against 44,992 hectares in Albania, a difference of 3,049 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Egypt ahead.
Albania ranks 83rd and Egypt ranks 82nd of 225 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,113 hectares | 31,579 hectares | 11,466 hectares | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13,721 hectares | 43,009 hectares | 29,288 hectares | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17,877 hectares | 47,085 hectares | 29,208 hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Albania or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 48,041 hectares against 44,992 hectares in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Albania and Egypt?
- 3,049 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Egypt?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Egypt rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Albania ranks 83rd and Egypt ranks 82nd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.