Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, New Zealand or Somalia?

New Zealand, at 3,413 hectares against 3,091 hectares in Somalia as of 2025.

What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between New Zealand and Somalia?

322 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Somalia?

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 Zealand vs Somalia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

New Zealand

3,413 hectares

in 2025

Somalia

3,091 hectares

in 2025

New Zealand rank

121st

Somalia rank

123rd

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

New Zealand
Somalia

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3,413 hectares against 3,091 hectares in Somalia, a difference of 322 hectares.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Somalia ahead.

New Zealand ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 123rd of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,258 hectares	36,943 hectares	35,684 hectares	Somalia
2010s	2,290 hectares	19,317 hectares	17,027 hectares	Somalia
2020s	2,927 hectares	7,316 hectares	4,390 hectares	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, New Zealand or Somalia?: New Zealand, at 3,413 hectares against 3,091 hectares in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between New Zealand and Somalia?: 322 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Somalia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Somalia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: New Zealand ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 123rd 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.