Morocco vs Panama: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Morocco
3,220 hectares
in 2025
Panama
2,984 hectares
in 2025
Morocco rank
122nd
Panama rank
124th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Morocco
- Panama
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 3,220 hectares against 2,984 hectares in Panama, a difference of 236 hectares.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.
Morocco ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 124th of 225 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,179 hectares | 53,565 hectares | 48,387 hectares | Panama |
| 2010s | 5,023 hectares | 31,703 hectares | 26,680 hectares | Panama |
| 2020s | 9,051 hectares | 18,225 hectares | 9,173 hectares | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Morocco or Panama?
- Morocco, at 3,220 hectares against 2,984 hectares in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Morocco and Panama?
- 236 hectares, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Panama?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Panama rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Morocco ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 124th 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.