Colombia vs Kazakhstan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Colombia
1.29 million hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan
1.55 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia rank
39th
Kazakhstan rank
36th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Colombia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.55 million hectares against 1.29 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 263,450 hectares.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Colombia ranks 39th and Kazakhstan ranks 36th of 225 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.64 million hectares | 12.18 million hectares | 9.54 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.78 million hectares | 6.39 million hectares | 4.61 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 1.67 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 727,304 hectares | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Colombia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.55 million hectares against 1.29 million hectares in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Colombia and Kazakhstan?
- 263,450 hectares, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kazakhstan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Colombia ranks 39th and Kazakhstan ranks 36th 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.