Belgium vs Taiwan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Belgium
64.4 hectares
in 2025
Taiwan
107.33 hectares
in 2025
Belgium rank
152nd
Taiwan rank
150th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Belgium
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 107.33 hectares against 64.4 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 42.93 hectares.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Taiwan ahead.
Belgium ranks 152nd and Taiwan ranks 150th of 225 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 241.49 hectares | 831.8 hectares | 590.31 hectares | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 120.21 hectares | 176.02 hectares | 55.81 hectares | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 214.66 hectares | 364.92 hectares | 150.26 hectares | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Belgium or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 107.33 hectares against 64.4 hectares in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Belgium and Taiwan?
- 42.93 hectares, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Taiwan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Taiwan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Belgium ranks 152nd and Taiwan ranks 150th 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.