Azerbaijan vs Chile: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Azerbaijan
88,010 hectares
in 2025
Chile
86,357 hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
72nd
Chile rank
73rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Azerbaijan
- Chile
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 88,010 hectares against 86,357 hectares in Chile, a difference of 1,653 hectares.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 72nd and Chile ranks 73rd of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 176,852 hectares | 67,778 hectares | 109,073 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 178,276 hectares | 134,853 hectares | 43,423 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 71,528 hectares | 142,458 hectares | 70,930 hectares | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Azerbaijan or Chile?
- Azerbaijan, at 88,010 hectares against 86,357 hectares in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Azerbaijan and Chile?
- 1,653 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Chile?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Chile rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Azerbaijan ranks 72nd and Chile ranks 73rd 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.