What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?

1,974 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Tajikistan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Sri Lanka

5,409 hectares

in 2025

Tajikistan

3,435 hectares

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

117th

Tajikistan rank

120th

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Sri Lanka
Tajikistan

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 5,409 hectares against 3,435 hectares in Tajikistan, a difference of 1,974 hectares.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Tajikistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 117th and Tajikistan ranks 120th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	60,271 hectares	9,120 hectares	51,150 hectares	Sri Lanka
2010s	24,656 hectares	2,516 hectares	22,140 hectares	Sri Lanka
2020s	4,869 hectares	1,864 hectares	3,005 hectares	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Sri Lanka or Tajikistan?: Sri Lanka, at 5,409 hectares against 3,435 hectares in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?: 1,974 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Tajikistan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: Sri Lanka ranks 117th 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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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.