Egypt vs Georgia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Egypt
48,041 hectares
in 2025
Georgia
37,716 hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
82nd
Georgia rank
85th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Egypt
- Georgia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 48,041 hectares against 37,716 hectares in Georgia, a difference of 10,325 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Georgia ranks 85th of 225 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,579 hectares | 14,412 hectares | 17,167 hectares | Egypt |
| 2010s | 43,009 hectares | 21,599 hectares | 21,410 hectares | Egypt |
| 2020s | 47,085 hectares | 16,468 hectares | 30,618 hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Egypt or Georgia?
- Egypt, at 48,041 hectares against 37,716 hectares in Georgia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Egypt and Georgia?
- 10,325 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Georgia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Georgia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Georgia ranks 85th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.