Kyrgyzstan vs Sri Lanka: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Kyrgyzstan
4,250 hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5,409 hectares
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
118th
Sri Lanka rank
117th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5,409 hectares against 4,250 hectares in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 1,159 hectares.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th 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 | Kyrgyzstan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,902 hectares | 60,271 hectares | 30,369 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6,270 hectares | 24,656 hectares | 18,386 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,676 hectares | 4,869 hectares | 2,193 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, Kyrgyzstan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5,409 hectares against 4,250 hectares in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka?
- 1,159 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th 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.