Italy vs Niger: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Italy

79,084 hectares

in 2026

Niger

87,000 hectares

in 2026

Italy rank

70th

Niger rank

68th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Niger currently reports 87,000 hectares against 79,084 hectares in Italy, a difference of 7,916 hectares.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 70th and Niger ranks 68th 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.