Belize vs Georgia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Belize
37,630 hectares
in 2025
Georgia
37,716 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
86th
Georgia rank
85th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Belize
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 37,716 hectares against 37,630 hectares in Belize, a difference of 86 hectares.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 86th and Georgia ranks 85th of 225 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,491 hectares | 14,412 hectares | 21,079 hectares | Belize |
| 2010s | 40,392 hectares | 21,599 hectares | 18,793 hectares | Belize |
| 2020s | 48,016 hectares | 16,468 hectares | 31,548 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 Georgia?
- Georgia, at 37,716 hectares against 37,630 hectares in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Belize and Georgia?
- 86 hectares, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Georgia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Georgia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Belize ranks 86th and Georgia ranks 85th 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.