Haiti vs Sri Lanka: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Haiti
6,397 hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5,409 hectares
in 2025
Haiti rank
115th
Sri Lanka rank
117th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Haiti
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 6,397 hectares against 5,409 hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 988 hectares.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Haiti ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 225 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,914 hectares | 60,271 hectares | 57,357 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1,850 hectares | 24,656 hectares | 22,805 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3,477 hectares | 4,869 hectares | 1,392 hectares | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Haiti or Sri Lanka?
- Haiti, at 6,397 hectares against 5,409 hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Haiti and Sri Lanka?
- 988 hectares, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Haiti ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th 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.