Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, France or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan, at 21,165 hectares against 18,997 hectares in France as of 2025.

What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between France and Uzbekistan?

2,168 hectares, with Uzbekistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uzbekistan?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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.

France vs Uzbekistan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

France

18,997 hectares

in 2025

Uzbekistan

21,165 hectares

in 2025

France rank

98th

Uzbekistan rank

96th

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

France
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 21,165 hectares against 18,997 hectares in France, a difference of 2,168 hectares.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times France's.

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

France ranks 98th and Uzbekistan ranks 96th of 225 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	52,186 hectares	50,211 hectares	1,975 hectares	France
2010s	26,721 hectares	49,646 hectares	22,926 hectares	Uzbekistan
2020s	21,140 hectares	35,909 hectares	14,769 hectares	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, France or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 21,165 hectares against 18,997 hectares in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between France and Uzbekistan?: 2,168 hectares, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uzbekistan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do France and Uzbekistan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: France ranks 98th and Uzbekistan ranks 96th 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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Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.