What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Brunei and New Caledonia?

429.32 hectares, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and New Caledonia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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.

Brunei vs New Caledonia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Brunei

236.12 hectares

in 2025

New Caledonia

665.44 hectares

in 2025

Brunei rank

146th

New Caledonia rank

143rd

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Brunei
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 665.44 hectares against 236.12 hectares in Brunei, a difference of 429.32 hectares.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 2.8 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Brunei ranks 146th and New Caledonia ranks 143rd of 225 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	150.26 hectares	4,347 hectares	4,197 hectares	New Caledonia
2010s	120.21 hectares	2,941 hectares	2,821 hectares	New Caledonia
2020s	114.48 hectares	3,073 hectares	2,959 hectares	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Brunei or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 665.44 hectares against 236.12 hectares in Brunei as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Brunei and New Caledonia?: 429.32 hectares, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and New Caledonia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Brunei and New Caledonia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: Brunei ranks 146th and New Caledonia ranks 143rd 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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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, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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