Chile vs Honduras: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Chile
86,357 hectares
in 2025
Honduras
88,225 hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
73rd
Honduras rank
71st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Chile
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 88,225 hectares against 86,357 hectares in Chile, a difference of 1,868 hectares.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Honduras ahead.
Chile ranks 73rd and Honduras ranks 71st of 225 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,778 hectares | 291,504 hectares | 223,725 hectares | Honduras |
| 2010s | 134,853 hectares | 253,933 hectares | 119,080 hectares | Honduras |
| 2020s | 142,458 hectares | 328,710 hectares | 186,252 hectares | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Chile or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 88,225 hectares against 86,357 hectares in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Chile and Honduras?
- 1,868 hectares, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Honduras?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Honduras rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Chile ranks 73rd and Honduras ranks 71st 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.