Belize vs Bulgaria: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Belize
37,630 hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria
29,880 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
86th
Bulgaria rank
89th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Belize
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Belize currently reports 37,630 hectares against 29,880 hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 7,750 hectares.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belize ranks 86th and Bulgaria ranks 89th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,491 hectares | 93,854 hectares | 58,363 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 40,392 hectares | 82,996 hectares | 42,603 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 48,016 hectares | 24,081 hectares | 23,934 hectares | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Belize or Bulgaria?
- Belize, at 37,630 hectares against 29,880 hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Belize and Bulgaria?
- 7,750 hectares, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Bulgaria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Bulgaria rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Belize ranks 86th and Bulgaria ranks 89th 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.