Bhutan vs Rwanda: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Bhutan

6,804 hectares

in 2026

Rwanda

7,615 hectares

in 2026

Bhutan rank

108th

Rwanda rank

106th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Rwanda currently reports 7,615 hectares against 6,804 hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 811 hectares.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 108th and Rwanda ranks 106th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
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: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.