Bulgaria vs Philippines: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bulgaria
29,880 hectares
in 2025
Philippines
28,829 hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
89th
Philippines rank
90th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bulgaria
- Philippines
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29,880 hectares against 28,829 hectares in Philippines, a difference of 1,051 hectares.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Philippines ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 89th and Philippines ranks 90th of 225 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93,854 hectares | 108,220 hectares | 14,366 hectares | Philippines |
| 2010s | 82,996 hectares | 96,337 hectares | 13,341 hectares | Philippines |
| 2020s | 24,081 hectares | 74,039 hectares | 49,958 hectares | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bulgaria or Philippines?
- Bulgaria, at 29,880 hectares against 28,829 hectares in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bulgaria and Philippines?
- 1,051 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Philippines?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Philippines rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bulgaria ranks 89th and Philippines ranks 90th 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.