Cuba vs Mongolia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cuba
225,928 hectares
in 2024
Mongolia
262,978 hectares
in 2024
Cuba rank
66th
Mongolia rank
63rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cuba
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 262,978 hectares against 225,928 hectares in Cuba, a difference of 37,050 hectares.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mongolia ahead.
Cuba ranks 66th and Mongolia ranks 63rd of 225 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276,674 hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 921,452 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 144,867 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 887,582 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 226,546 hectares | 560,032 hectares | 333,486 hectares | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cuba or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 262,978 hectares against 225,928 hectares in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cuba and Mongolia?
- 37,050 hectares, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mongolia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Mongolia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cuba ranks 66th and Mongolia ranks 63rd 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.