What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Pakistan and Thailand?

241,899 hectares, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Thailand?

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.

Pakistan vs Thailand: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Pakistan

443,184 hectares

in 2025

Thailand

685,083 hectares

in 2025

Pakistan rank

49th

Thailand rank

46th

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Pakistan
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 685,083 hectares against 443,184 hectares in Pakistan, a difference of 241,899 hectares.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.5 times Pakistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 46th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	183,866 hectares	1.63 million hectares	1.44 million hectares	Thailand
2010s	212,201 hectares	1.35 million hectares	1.13 million hectares	Thailand
2020s	292,129 hectares	916,075 hectares	623,946 hectares	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Pakistan or Thailand?: Thailand, at 685,083 hectares against 443,184 hectares in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Pakistan and Thailand?: 241,899 hectares, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Thailand?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: Pakistan ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 46th 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.