Eritrea vs Romania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Eritrea
59,074 hectares
in 2025
Romania
57,486 hectares
in 2025
Eritrea rank
77th
Romania rank
78th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Eritrea
- Romania
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 59,074 hectares against 57,486 hectares in Romania, a difference of 1,588 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 77th and Romania ranks 78th of 225 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,175 hectares | 169,728 hectares | 133,553 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 11,909 hectares | 177,832 hectares | 165,923 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 45,254 hectares | 69,979 hectares | 24,725 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Eritrea or Romania?
- Eritrea, at 59,074 hectares against 57,486 hectares in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Eritrea and Romania?
- 1,588 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Romania rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Eritrea ranks 77th and Romania ranks 78th 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.