Benin vs Namibia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Benin

1.09 million hectares

in 2024

Namibia

1.06 million hectares

in 2024

Benin rank

41st

Namibia rank

43rd

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Benin currently reports 1.09 million hectares against 1.06 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 32,370 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.

Benin ranks 41st and Namibia ranks 43rd of 225 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.