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

0 hectares, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 New Zealand: Wildfire area burned by land cover type

Dominican Republic

0 hectares

in 2025

New Zealand

0 hectares

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

99th

New Zealand rank

99th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time

Dominican Republic
New Zealand

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 99th of 225 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.42 hectares	8.05 hectares	5.37 hectares	Dominican Republic
2010s	12.88 hectares	6.44 hectares	6.44 hectares	Dominican Republic
2020s	14.31 hectares	39.35 hectares	25.04 hectares	New Zealand

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