Cambodia vs Myanmar: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis

Cambodia
2.17 million
in 2024
Myanmar
2.66 million
in 2024
Cambodia rank
32nd
Myanmar rank
29th

Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis over time

  • Cambodia
  • Myanmar
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M200220132024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2.66 million against 2.17 million in Cambodia, a difference of 485,340.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 32nd and Myanmar ranks 29th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Myanmar Difference Ahead
2000s 3.02 million 3.54 million 515,421 Myanmar
2010s 2.75 million 3.22 million 469,689 Myanmar
2020s 1.98 million 2.99 million 1.01 million Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires gwis, Cambodia or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 2.66 million against 2.17 million in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires gwis between Cambodia and Myanmar?
485,340, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Myanmar?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Myanmar rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
Cambodia ranks 32nd and Myanmar ranks 29th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed