Kenya vs Spain: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Kenya
318,210 hectares
in 2025
Spain
369,964 hectares
in 2025
Kenya rank
56th
Spain rank
54th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Kenya
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 369,964 hectares against 318,210 hectares in Kenya, a difference of 51,754 hectares.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 56th and Spain ranks 54th of 225 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 323,775 hectares | 137,899 hectares | 185,876 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 250,900 hectares | 79,327 hectares | 171,572 hectares | Kenya |
| 2020s | 275,836 hectares | 144,458 hectares | 131,378 hectares | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Kenya or Spain?
- Spain, at 369,964 hectares against 318,210 hectares in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Kenya and Spain?
- 51,754 hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Spain rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Kenya ranks 56th and Spain ranks 54th 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.