South Korea vs Poland: Annual area burnt by wildfires

South Korea
2,659 hectares
in 2026
Poland
3,300 hectares
in 2026
South Korea rank
122nd
Poland rank
121st

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

  • South Korea
  • Poland
020.0k40.0k60.0k201220192026

How they compare

Poland currently reports 3,300 hectares against 2,659 hectares in South Korea, a difference of 641 hectares.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Poland ahead.

South Korea ranks 122nd and Poland ranks 121st of 248 countries.

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About this data

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