What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Dominican Republic and Gambia?

0 hectares, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Gambia?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Gambia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type

Dominican Republic

0 hectares

in 2025

Gambia

0 hectares

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

99th

Gambia rank

99th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time

Dominican Republic
Gambia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 0 hectares.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 99th and Gambia ranks 99th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.42 hectares	1,170 hectares	1,156 hectares	Gambia
2010s	12.88 hectares	309.11 hectares	296.23 hectares	Gambia
2020s	14.31 hectares	189.62 hectares	175.31 hectares	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, Dominican Republic or Gambia?: Dominican Republic, at 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Dominican Republic and Gambia?: 0 hectares, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Gambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Gambia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type?: Dominican Republic ranks 99th and Gambia 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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About this data

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.