Honduras vs South Korea: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Honduras
88,225 hectares
in 2025
South Korea
97,562 hectares
in 2025
Honduras rank
71st
South Korea rank
69th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Honduras
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 97,562 hectares against 88,225 hectares in Honduras, a difference of 9,337 hectares.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 71st and South Korea ranks 69th of 225 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 291,504 hectares | 6,193 hectares | 285,311 hectares | Honduras |
| 2010s | 253,933 hectares | 5,542 hectares | 248,390 hectares | Honduras |
| 2020s | 328,710 hectares | 21,527 hectares | 307,184 hectares | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Honduras or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 97,562 hectares against 88,225 hectares in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Honduras and South Korea?
- 9,337 hectares, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and South Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and South Korea rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Honduras ranks 71st and South Korea ranks 69th 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.