Austria vs Czechia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Austria
944.5 hectares
in 2024
Czechia
1,030 hectares
in 2024
Austria rank
134th
Czechia rank
133rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Austria
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 1,030 hectares against 944.5 hectares in Austria, a difference of 85.5 hectares.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 134th and Czechia ranks 133rd of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Czechia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,139 hectares | 1,116 hectares | 1,022 hectares | Austria |
| 2010s | 553.82 hectares | 1,728 hectares | 1,174 hectares | Czechia |
| 2020s | 279.06 hectares | 695.49 hectares | 416.44 hectares | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Austria or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 1,030 hectares against 944.5 hectares in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Austria and Czechia?
- 85.5 hectares, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Czechia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Czechia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Austria ranks 134th and Czechia ranks 133rd 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.