Somalia vs Tajikistan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Somalia
3,091 hectares
in 2025
Tajikistan
3,435 hectares
in 2025
Somalia rank
123rd
Tajikistan rank
120th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Somalia
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 3,435 hectares against 3,091 hectares in Somalia, a difference of 344 hectares.
That makes Tajikistan'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.
Somalia ranks 123rd and Tajikistan ranks 120th of 225 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,943 hectares | 9,120 hectares | 27,822 hectares | Somalia |
| 2010s | 19,317 hectares | 2,516 hectares | 16,801 hectares | Somalia |
| 2020s | 7,316 hectares | 1,864 hectares | 5,452 hectares | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Somalia or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 3,435 hectares against 3,091 hectares in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Somalia and Tajikistan?
- 344 hectares, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tajikistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Tajikistan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Somalia ranks 123rd 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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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.