Greece vs Romania: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Greece

23,839 hectares

in 2026

Romania

21,091 hectares

in 2026

Greece rank

86th

Romania rank

89th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Greece currently reports 23,839 hectares against 21,091 hectares in Romania, a difference of 2,748 hectares.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Romania ahead.

Greece ranks 86th and Romania ranks 89th 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.