Namibia vs Spain: Annual number of wildfires

Namibia

479 wildfires

in 2026

Spain

521 wildfires

in 2026

Namibia rank

61st

Spain rank

58th

Annual number of wildfires over time

Spain currently reports 521 wildfires against 479 wildfires in Namibia, a difference of 42 wildfires.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 61st and Spain ranks 58th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual number of wildfires
Unit: wildfires
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of wildfires. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.