Bahamas vs Philippines: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bahamas
25,287 hectares
in 2025
Philippines
28,829 hectares
in 2025
Bahamas rank
93rd
Philippines rank
90th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bahamas
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 28,829 hectares against 25,287 hectares in Bahamas, a difference of 3,542 hectares.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Philippines ahead.
Bahamas ranks 93rd and Philippines ranks 90th of 225 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,001 hectares | 108,220 hectares | 85,219 hectares | Philippines |
| 2010s | 20,723 hectares | 96,337 hectares | 75,613 hectares | Philippines |
| 2020s | 13,262 hectares | 74,039 hectares | 60,777 hectares | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bahamas or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 28,829 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 Philippines?
- 3,542 hectares, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Philippines?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Philippines rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd and Philippines ranks 90th 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.