North Korea vs Montenegro: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
North Korea
10,583 hectares
in 2025
Montenegro
11,549 hectares
in 2025
North Korea rank
108th
Montenegro rank
107th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- North Korea
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 11,549 hectares against 10,583 hectares in North Korea, a difference of 966 hectares.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 108th and Montenegro ranks 107th of 225 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,432 hectares | 5,409 hectares | 42,022 hectares | North Korea |
| 2010s | 37,640 hectares | 9,464 hectares | 28,176 hectares | North Korea |
| 2020s | 10,153 hectares | 9,187 hectares | 965.98 hectares | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, North Korea or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 11,549 hectares against 10,583 hectares in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between North Korea and Montenegro?
- 966 hectares, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Montenegro?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Montenegro rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- North Korea ranks 108th and Montenegro ranks 107th 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.