Eritrea vs Eswatini: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Eritrea
59,074 hectares
in 2025
Eswatini
60,104 hectares
in 2025
Eritrea rank
77th
Eswatini rank
76th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 60,104 hectares against 59,074 hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 1,030 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eritrea ranks 77th and Eswatini ranks 76th of 225 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,175 hectares | 82,217 hectares | 46,042 hectares | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 11,909 hectares | 76,434 hectares | 64,524 hectares | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 45,254 hectares | 71,524 hectares | 26,271 hectares | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Eritrea or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 60,104 hectares against 59,074 hectares in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Eritrea and Eswatini?
- 1,030 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Eswatini?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Eswatini rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Eritrea ranks 77th and Eswatini ranks 76th 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.