Cote d'Ivoire vs Thailand: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cote d'Ivoire
880,508 hectares
in 2025
Thailand
685,083 hectares
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
43rd
Thailand rank
46th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Thailand
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 880,508 hectares against 685,083 hectares in Thailand, a difference of 195,425 hectares.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 46th of 225 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.36 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 2.11 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 760,893 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 1.28 million hectares | 916,075 hectares | 364,878 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cote d'Ivoire or Thailand?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 880,508 hectares against 685,083 hectares in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cote d'Ivoire and Thailand?
- 195,425 hectares, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Thailand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Thailand rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 46th 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.