Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Morocco or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 3,435 hectares against 3,220 hectares in Morocco as of 2025.

What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Morocco and Tajikistan?

215 hectares, with Tajikistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Tajikistan?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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.

Morocco vs Tajikistan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Morocco

3,220 hectares

in 2025

Tajikistan

3,435 hectares

in 2025

Morocco rank

122nd

Tajikistan rank

120th

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Morocco
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 3,435 hectares against 3,220 hectares in Morocco, a difference of 215 hectares.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Morocco ranks 122nd and Tajikistan ranks 120th of 225 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5,179 hectares	9,120 hectares	3,942 hectares	Tajikistan
2010s	5,023 hectares	2,516 hectares	2,507 hectares	Morocco
2020s	9,051 hectares	1,864 hectares	7,187 hectares	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Morocco or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 3,435 hectares against 3,220 hectares in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Morocco and Tajikistan?: 215 hectares, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Tajikistan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Tajikistan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: Morocco ranks 122nd and Tajikistan ranks 120th 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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Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.