Bahamas vs Liberia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bahamas
25,287 hectares
in 2025
Liberia
27,455 hectares
in 2025
Bahamas rank
93rd
Liberia rank
91st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bahamas
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 27,455 hectares against 25,287 hectares in Bahamas, a difference of 2,168 hectares.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 93rd and Liberia ranks 91st of 225 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,001 hectares | 81,517 hectares | 58,516 hectares | Liberia |
| 2010s | 20,723 hectares | 97,030 hectares | 76,307 hectares | Liberia |
| 2020s | 13,262 hectares | 28,911 hectares | 15,649 hectares | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bahamas or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 27,455 hectares against 25,287 hectares in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bahamas and Liberia?
- 2,168 hectares, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Liberia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Liberia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd and Liberia ranks 91st 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.