What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Puerto Rico and East Timor?

107.33 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and East Timor?

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.

Puerto Rico vs East Timor: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Puerto Rico

794.24 hectares

in 2025

East Timor

686.91 hectares

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

139th

East Timor rank

142nd

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Puerto Rico
East Timor

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 794.24 hectares against 686.91 hectares in East Timor, a difference of 107.33 hectares.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 139th and East Timor ranks 142nd of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,258 hectares	16,250 hectares	14,991 hectares	East Timor
2010s	1,191 hectares	6,715 hectares	5,523 hectares	East Timor
2020s	232.55 hectares	2,801 hectares	2,569 hectares	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Puerto Rico or East Timor?: Puerto Rico, at 794.24 hectares against 686.91 hectares in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Puerto Rico and East Timor?: 107.33 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and East Timor?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and East Timor rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: Puerto Rico ranks 139th and East Timor ranks 142nd 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.