What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

2,490 hectares, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Malaysia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Dominican Republic

9,681 hectares

in 2025

Malaysia

7,191 hectares

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

110th

Malaysia rank

113th

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Dominican Republic
Malaysia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 9,681 hectares against 7,191 hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 2,490 hectares.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 110th and Malaysia ranks 113th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23,827 hectares	59,063 hectares	35,236 hectares	Malaysia
2010s	17,033 hectares	39,854 hectares	22,820 hectares	Malaysia
2020s	12,522 hectares	13,459 hectares	937.33 hectares	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Dominican Republic or Malaysia?: Dominican Republic, at 9,681 hectares against 7,191 hectares in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 2,490 hectares, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Malaysia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: Dominican Republic ranks 110th and Malaysia ranks 113th 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.