Bahamas vs Burundi: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bahamas
25,287 hectares
in 2025
Burundi
22,926 hectares
in 2025
Bahamas rank
93rd
Burundi rank
95th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bahamas
- Burundi
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 25,287 hectares against 22,926 hectares in Burundi, a difference of 2,361 hectares.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Burundi ahead.
Bahamas ranks 93rd and Burundi ranks 95th of 225 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,001 hectares | 50,179 hectares | 27,178 hectares | Burundi |
| 2010s | 20,723 hectares | 30,679 hectares | 9,956 hectares | Burundi |
| 2020s | 13,262 hectares | 29,845 hectares | 16,582 hectares | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bahamas or Burundi?
- Bahamas, at 25,287 hectares against 22,926 hectares in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bahamas and Burundi?
- 2,361 hectares, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Burundi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Burundi rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd and Burundi ranks 95th 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.