Australia vs Mongolia: Average area burnt per wildfire

Australia

592.02 hectares

in 2026

Mongolia

504.32 hectares

in 2026

Australia rank

7th

Mongolia rank

10th

Average area burnt per wildfire over time

Australia currently reports 592.02 hectares against 504.32 hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 87.7 hectares.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Mongolia ranks 10th of 181 countries.

Indicator: Average area burnt per wildfire
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: 181 places, 2,589 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The average area burnt per wildfire, in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.