Bulgaria vs Rwanda: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bulgaria
29,880 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda
33,594 hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
89th
Rwanda rank
87th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bulgaria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 33,594 hectares against 29,880 hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 3,714 hectares.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Rwanda ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 89th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93,854 hectares | 25,759 hectares | 68,095 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 82,996 hectares | 39,038 hectares | 43,958 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 24,081 hectares | 39,329 hectares | 15,248 hectares | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bulgaria or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 33,594 hectares against 29,880 hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bulgaria and Rwanda?
- 3,714 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Rwanda rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bulgaria ranks 89th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.