What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Austria and New Caledonia?

0 hectares, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Caledonia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs New Caledonia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type

Austria

0 hectares

in 2025

New Caledonia

0 hectares

in 2025

Austria rank

99th

New Caledonia rank

99th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time

Austria
New Caledonia

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 0 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Austria ranks 99th and New Caledonia ranks 99th of 225 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.68 hectares	29.52 hectares	26.83 hectares	New Caledonia
2010s	2.15 hectares	17.17 hectares	15.03 hectares	New Caledonia
2020s	0 hectares	39.35 hectares	39.35 hectares	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, Austria or New Caledonia?: Austria, at 0 hectares against 0 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Austria and New Caledonia?: 0 hectares, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Caledonia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Austria and New Caledonia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type?: Austria ranks 99th and New Caledonia ranks 99th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wildfire area burned by land cover type
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: 225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Area of other land types burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes wetlands, urban areas, snow and ice, bare ground, and water bodies.