Botswana vs Iceland: Average area burnt per wildfire

Botswana

609.96 hectares

in 2026

Iceland

793.25 hectares

in 2025

Botswana rank

6th

Iceland rank

4th

Average area burnt per wildfire over time

Iceland currently reports 793.25 hectares against 609.96 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 183.29 hectares.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 4th 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.