Bulgaria vs Liberia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bulgaria
29,880 hectares
in 2025
Liberia
27,455 hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
89th
Liberia rank
91st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bulgaria
- Liberia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29,880 hectares against 27,455 hectares in Liberia, a difference of 2,425 hectares.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 89th and Liberia ranks 91st of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93,854 hectares | 81,517 hectares | 12,337 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 82,996 hectares | 97,030 hectares | 14,034 hectares | Liberia |
| 2020s | 24,081 hectares | 28,911 hectares | 4,830 hectares | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bulgaria or Liberia?
- Bulgaria, at 29,880 hectares against 27,455 hectares in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bulgaria and Liberia?
- 2,425 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Liberia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Liberia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bulgaria ranks 89th and Liberia ranks 91st 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.