Cyprus vs Equatorial Guinea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Cyprus
1,588 hectares
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
1,417 hectares
in 2024
Cyprus rank
125th
Equatorial Guinea rank
128th

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

  • Cyprus
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 1,588 hectares against 1,417 hectares in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 171 hectares.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 125th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1,462 hectares 21.47 hectares 1,441 hectares Cyprus
2010s 841.46 hectares 15.03 hectares 826.44 hectares Cyprus
2020s 1,786 hectares 446.49 hectares 1,339 hectares Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cyprus or Equatorial Guinea?
Cyprus, at 1,588 hectares against 1,417 hectares in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cyprus and Equatorial Guinea?
171 hectares, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Equatorial Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
Cyprus ranks 125th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th 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

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, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

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