Burkina Faso vs United States: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Burkina Faso
3.66 million hectares
in 2025
United States
2.56 million hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
20th
United States rank
28th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Burkina Faso
- United States
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.66 million hectares against 2.56 million hectares in United States, a difference of 1.09 million hectares.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and United States ranks 28th of 225 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 76,975 hectares | United States |
| 2010s | 2.13 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | United States |
| 2020s | 2.53 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 916,440 hectares | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Burkina Faso or United States?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.66 million hectares against 2.56 million hectares in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Burkina Faso and United States?
- 1.09 million hectares, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and United States rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and United States ranks 28th 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.