What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Croatia and Puerto Rico?

214.76 hectares, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Puerto Rico?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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.

Croatia vs Puerto Rico: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Croatia

1,009 hectares

in 2025

Puerto Rico

794.24 hectares

in 2025

Croatia rank

136th

Puerto Rico rank

139th

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Croatia
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 1,009 hectares against 794.24 hectares in Puerto Rico, a difference of 214.76 hectares.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 136th and Puerto Rico ranks 139th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10,889 hectares	1,258 hectares	9,630 hectares	Croatia
2010s	12,137 hectares	1,191 hectares	10,945 hectares	Croatia
2020s	6,794 hectares	232.55 hectares	6,561 hectares	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Croatia or Puerto Rico?: Croatia, at 1,009 hectares against 794.24 hectares in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Croatia and Puerto Rico?: 214.76 hectares, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Puerto Rico?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: Croatia ranks 136th and Puerto Rico ranks 139th 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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Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.