Chile vs Eswatini: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Chile
86,357 hectares
in 2025
Eswatini
60,104 hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
73rd
Eswatini rank
76th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Chile
- Eswatini
How they compare
Chile currently reports 86,357 hectares against 60,104 hectares in Eswatini, a difference of 26,253 hectares.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.4 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eswatini ahead.
Chile ranks 73rd and Eswatini ranks 76th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,778 hectares | 82,217 hectares | 14,438 hectares | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 134,853 hectares | 76,434 hectares | 58,419 hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | 142,458 hectares | 71,524 hectares | 70,934 hectares | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Chile or Eswatini?
- Chile, at 86,357 hectares against 60,104 hectares in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Chile and Eswatini?
- 26,253 hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Eswatini?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Eswatini rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Chile ranks 73rd and Eswatini ranks 76th 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.