Egypt vs Greece: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Egypt
48,041 hectares
in 2025
Greece
49,565 hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
82nd
Greece rank
81st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Egypt
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 49,565 hectares against 48,041 hectares in Egypt, a difference of 1,524 hectares.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Greece ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Greece ranks 81st of 225 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,579 hectares | 78,962 hectares | 47,383 hectares | Greece |
| 2010s | 43,009 hectares | 47,079 hectares | 4,070 hectares | Greece |
| 2020s | 47,085 hectares | 72,147 hectares | 25,061 hectares | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Egypt or Greece?
- Greece, at 49,565 hectares against 48,041 hectares in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Egypt and Greece?
- 1,524 hectares, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Greece?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Greece rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Greece ranks 81st 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.