Gambia vs Nicaragua: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Gambia
164,386 hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua
99,666 hectares
in 2025
Gambia rank
64th
Nicaragua rank
67th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Gambia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 164,386 hectares against 99,666 hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 64,720 hectares.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.6 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 64th and Nicaragua ranks 67th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 281,914 hectares | 186,327 hectares | 95,587 hectares | Gambia |
| 2010s | 194,889 hectares | 191,083 hectares | 3,806 hectares | Gambia |
| 2020s | 215,582 hectares | 258,660 hectares | 43,078 hectares | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Gambia or Nicaragua?
- Gambia, at 164,386 hectares against 99,666 hectares in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Gambia and Nicaragua?
- 64,720 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nicaragua?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Nicaragua rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Gambia ranks 64th and Nicaragua ranks 67th 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.