Greece vs Italy: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Greece
49,565 hectares
in 2025
Italy
49,844 hectares
in 2025
Greece rank
81st
Italy rank
80th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 49,844 hectares against 49,565 hectares in Greece, a difference of 279 hectares.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 81st and Italy ranks 80th of 225 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78,962 hectares | 114,110 hectares | 35,148 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 47,079 hectares | 72,943 hectares | 25,864 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 72,147 hectares | 73,041 hectares | 894.53 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 49,844 hectares against 49,565 hectares in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Greece and Italy?
- 279 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Greece ranks 81st and Italy ranks 80th 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.