Ethiopia vs Myanmar: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Ethiopia
4.36 million hectares
in 2025
Myanmar
4.88 million hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
18th
Myanmar rank
16th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Ethiopia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 4.88 million hectares against 4.36 million hectares in Ethiopia, a difference of 521,620 hectares.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 18th and Myanmar ranks 16th of 225 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.75 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.48 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.44 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 4.88 million hectares against 4.36 million hectares in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Ethiopia and Myanmar?
- 521,620 hectares, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Myanmar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Myanmar rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th and Myanmar ranks 16th 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.