What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Georgia and United States Virgin Islands?

0 hectares, with Georgia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and United States Virgin Islands?

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.

Georgia vs United States Virgin Islands: Wildfire area burned by land cover type

Georgia

0 hectares

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

0 hectares

in 2025

Georgia rank

99th

United States Virgin Islands rank

99th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time

Georgia
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0 hectares.

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

Georgia ranks 99th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 99th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Georgia	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
2010s	6.44 hectares	0 hectares	6.44 hectares	Georgia
2020s	14.31 hectares	3.58 hectares	10.73 hectares	Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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