Iceland vs Kuwait: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Iceland

0 hectares

in 2026

Kuwait

143 hectares

in 2026

Iceland rank

172nd

Kuwait rank

169th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Kuwait currently reports 143 hectares against 0 hectares in Iceland, a difference of 143 hectares.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Kuwait ahead.

Iceland ranks 172nd and Kuwait ranks 169th 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.