Gabon vs Laos: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Gabon
443,399 hectares
in 2025
Laos
441,939 hectares
in 2025
Gabon rank
48th
Laos rank
50th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Gabon
- Laos
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 443,399 hectares against 441,939 hectares in Laos, a difference of 1,460 hectares.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Laos ahead.
Gabon ranks 48th and Laos ranks 50th of 225 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 356,500 hectares | 767,880 hectares | 411,380 hectares | Laos |
| 2010s | 407,055 hectares | 726,756 hectares | 319,700 hectares | Laos |
| 2020s | 436,666 hectares | 904,143 hectares | 467,477 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Gabon or Laos?
- Gabon, at 443,399 hectares against 441,939 hectares in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Gabon and Laos?
- 1,460 hectares, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Laos?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Laos rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Gabon ranks 48th and Laos ranks 50th 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.