Argentina vs Namibia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Argentina
2.09 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
2.15 million hectares
in 2025
Argentina rank
33rd
Namibia rank
31st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Argentina
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.15 million hectares against 2.09 million hectares in Argentina, a difference of 65,750 hectares.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 31st of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.46 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 545,461 hectares | Argentina |
| 2010s | 3.04 million hectares | 3.83 million hectares | 790,626 hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.15 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 603,150 hectares | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Argentina or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 2.15 million hectares against 2.09 million hectares in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Argentina and Namibia?
- 65,750 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Namibia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Argentina ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 31st 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.