What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between New Caledonia and Yemen?

42.93 hectares, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Yemen?

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.

New Caledonia vs Yemen: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

New Caledonia

665.44 hectares

in 2025

Yemen

708.37 hectares

in 2025

New Caledonia rank

143rd

Yemen rank

140th

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

New Caledonia
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 708.37 hectares against 665.44 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 42.93 hectares.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 140th of 225 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Caledonia	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4,347 hectares	2.68 hectares	4,344 hectares	New Caledonia
2010s	2,941 hectares	21.47 hectares	2,919 hectares	New Caledonia
2020s	3,073 hectares	257.59 hectares	2,816 hectares	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, New Caledonia or Yemen?: Yemen, at 708.37 hectares against 665.44 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between New Caledonia and Yemen?: 42.93 hectares, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Yemen?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do New Caledonia and Yemen rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: New Caledonia ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 140th 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.