Italy vs Romania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Italy
49,844 hectares
in 2025
Romania
57,486 hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
80th
Romania rank
78th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 57,486 hectares against 49,844 hectares in Italy, a difference of 7,642 hectares.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 80th and Romania ranks 78th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,110 hectares | 169,728 hectares | 55,618 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 72,943 hectares | 177,832 hectares | 104,889 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 73,041 hectares | 69,979 hectares | 3,063 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 57,486 hectares against 49,844 hectares in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Italy and Romania?
- 7,642 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Italy ranks 80th and Romania ranks 78th 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.