Bhutan vs Palestine: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bhutan
1,374 hectares
in 2025
Palestine
1,116 hectares
in 2025
Bhutan rank
131st
Palestine rank
133rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bhutan
- Palestine
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1,374 hectares against 1,116 hectares in Palestine, a difference of 258 hectares.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Palestine's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 131st and Palestine ranks 133rd of 225 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,768 hectares | 214.66 hectares | 4,553 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 8,685 hectares | 242.56 hectares | 8,443 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 3,563 hectares | 493.71 hectares | 3,070 hectares | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bhutan or Palestine?
- Bhutan, at 1,374 hectares against 1,116 hectares in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bhutan and Palestine?
- 258 hectares, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Palestine?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Palestine rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bhutan ranks 131st and Palestine ranks 133rd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – 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.