El Salvador vs Panama: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
El Salvador
2,211 hectares
in 2025
Panama
2,984 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
127th
Panama rank
124th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2,984 hectares against 2,211 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 773 hectares.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 127th and Panama ranks 124th of 225 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,554 hectares | 53,565 hectares | 48,011 hectares | Panama |
| 2010s | 13,317 hectares | 31,703 hectares | 18,386 hectares | Panama |
| 2020s | 5,506 hectares | 18,225 hectares | 12,719 hectares | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 2,984 hectares against 2,211 hectares in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between El Salvador and Panama?
- 773 hectares, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- El Salvador ranks 127th and Panama ranks 124th 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.