Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, India or Thailand?

Thailand, at 429.32 hectares against 407.85 hectares in India as of 2025.

What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between India and Thailand?

21.47 hectares, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?

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.

India vs Thailand: Wildfire area burned by land cover type

India

407.85 hectares

in 2025

Thailand

429.32 hectares

in 2025

India rank

53rd

Thailand rank

52nd

Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time

India
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 429.32 hectares against 407.85 hectares in India, a difference of 21.47 hectares.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Thailand ahead.

India ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 52nd of 225 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	665.44 hectares	842.54 hectares	177.09 hectares	Thailand
2010s	867.22 hectares	882.25 hectares	15.03 hectares	Thailand
2020s	665.44 hectares	615.36 hectares	50.09 hectares	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, India or Thailand?: Thailand, at 429.32 hectares against 407.85 hectares in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between India and Thailand?: 21.47 hectares, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do India and Thailand rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type?: India ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 52nd 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.