Belgium vs Estonia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Belgium
64.4 hectares
in 2025
Estonia
42.93 hectares
in 2025
Belgium rank
152nd
Estonia rank
153rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 64.4 hectares against 42.93 hectares in Estonia, a difference of 21.47 hectares.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Estonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 152nd and Estonia ranks 153rd of 225 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 241.49 hectares | 1,929 hectares | 1,688 hectares | Estonia |
| 2010s | 120.21 hectares | 345.6 hectares | 225.39 hectares | Estonia |
| 2020s | 214.66 hectares | 482.98 hectares | 268.32 hectares | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Belgium or Estonia?
- Belgium, at 64.4 hectares against 42.93 hectares in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Belgium and Estonia?
- 21.47 hectares, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Belgium ranks 152nd and Estonia ranks 153rd 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.