Bolivia vs Cambodia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bolivia
1.59 million hectares
in 2025
Cambodia
2.10 million hectares
in 2025
Bolivia rank
35th
Cambodia rank
32nd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bolivia
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 2.10 million hectares against 1.59 million hectares in Bolivia, a difference of 505,590 hectares.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.3 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 35th and Cambodia ranks 32nd of 225 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 3.39 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 639,427 hectares | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 5.28 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bolivia or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 2.10 million hectares against 1.59 million hectares in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bolivia and Cambodia?
- 505,590 hectares, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Cambodia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Cambodia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bolivia ranks 35th and Cambodia ranks 32nd 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.