Belarus vs Suriname: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Belarus
13,888 hectares
in 2025
Suriname
15,949 hectares
in 2025
Belarus rank
104th
Suriname rank
101st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Belarus
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 15,949 hectares against 13,888 hectares in Belarus, a difference of 2,061 hectares.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 101st of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,311 hectares | 27,608 hectares | 32,703 hectares | Belarus |
| 2010s | 33,835 hectares | 25,439 hectares | 8,395 hectares | Belarus |
| 2020s | 15,953 hectares | 26,221 hectares | 10,268 hectares | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Belarus or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 15,949 hectares against 13,888 hectares in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Belarus and Suriname?
- 2,061 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Suriname?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Suriname rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Belarus ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 101st 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.