Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, Bolivia or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 4,830 hectares against 4,358 hectares in Bolivia as of 2025.

What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Bolivia and Cameroon?

472 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Cameroon?

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.

Bolivia vs Cameroon: Wildfire area burned by land cover type

Bolivia

4,358 hectares

in 2025

Cameroon

4,830 hectares

in 2025

Bolivia rank

19th

Cameroon rank

16th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time

Bolivia
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4,830 hectares against 4,358 hectares in Bolivia, a difference of 472 hectares.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 19th and Cameroon ranks 16th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15,461 hectares	2,512 hectares	12,949 hectares	Bolivia
2010s	8,904 hectares	2,389 hectares	6,515 hectares	Bolivia
2020s	36,438 hectares	2,991 hectares	33,447 hectares	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, Bolivia or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 4,830 hectares against 4,358 hectares in Bolivia as of 2025.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Bolivia and Cameroon?: 472 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Cameroon?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Cameroon rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type?: Bolivia ranks 19th and Cameroon ranks 16th 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.