El Salvador vs Israel: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
El Salvador
2,211 hectares
in 2025
Israel
1,567 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
127th
Israel rank
129th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- El Salvador
- Israel
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2,211 hectares against 1,567 hectares in Israel, a difference of 644 hectares.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Israel ahead.
El Salvador ranks 127th and Israel ranks 129th of 225 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,554 hectares | 3,249 hectares | 2,305 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13,317 hectares | 3,271 hectares | 10,046 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5,506 hectares | 2,640 hectares | 2,866 hectares | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, El Salvador or Israel?
- El Salvador, at 2,211 hectares against 1,567 hectares in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between El Salvador and Israel?
- 644 hectares, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Israel?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Israel rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- El Salvador ranks 127th and Israel ranks 129th 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.