Equatorial Guinea vs New Caledonia: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis

Equatorial Guinea
708.37
in 2025
New Caledonia
665.44
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
141st
New Caledonia rank
143rd

Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • New Caledonia
05.0k10.0k15.0k200220132025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 708.37 against 665.44 in New Caledonia, a difference of 42.93.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st and New Caledonia ranks 143rd of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea New Caledonia Difference Ahead
2000s 21.47 4,347 4,325 New Caledonia
2010s 15.03 2,941 2,926 New Caledonia
2020s 490.14 3,073 2,583 New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires gwis, Equatorial Guinea or New Caledonia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 708.37 against 665.44 in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires gwis between Equatorial Guinea and New Caledonia?
42.93, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and New Caledonia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and New Caledonia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st and New Caledonia ranks 143rd of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. 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 gwis
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed