Chile vs Honduras: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Chile

304,983 hectares

in 2026

Honduras

322,042 hectares

in 2026

Chile rank

45th

Honduras rank

44th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Honduras currently reports 322,042 hectares against 304,983 hectares in Chile, a difference of 17,059 hectares.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 45th and Honduras ranks 44th 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.