Belarus vs Eritrea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Belarus
12,021 hectares
in 2024
Eritrea
12,042 hectares
in 2024
Belarus rank
103rd
Eritrea rank
102nd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Belarus
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 12,042 hectares against 12,021 hectares in Belarus, a difference of 21 hectares.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 103rd and Eritrea ranks 102nd of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,311 hectares | 36,175 hectares | 24,136 hectares | Belarus |
| 2010s | 33,835 hectares | 11,909 hectares | 21,925 hectares | Belarus |
| 2020s | 16,366 hectares | 42,490 hectares | 26,124 hectares | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Belarus or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 12,042 hectares against 12,021 hectares in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Belarus and Eritrea?
- 21 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Eritrea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Eritrea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Belarus ranks 103rd and Eritrea ranks 102nd 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.