What is the difference in annual number of wildfires between Sao Tome and Principe and Western Sahara?

0 wildfires, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Western Sahara?

15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.

Where does this data come from?

Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Western Sahara: Annual number of wildfires

Sao Tome and Principe

0 wildfires

in 2026

Western Sahara

0 wildfires

in 2026

Sao Tome and Principe rank

173rd

Western Sahara rank

173rd

Annual number of wildfires over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Western Sahara

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0 wildfires against 0 wildfires in Western Sahara, a difference of 0 wildfires.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd and Western Sahara ranks 173rd of 248 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.5 wildfires	0.125 wildfires	0.375 wildfires	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.8571 wildfires	0.1429 wildfires	0.7143 wildfires	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual number of wildfires, Sao Tome and Principe or Western Sahara?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0 wildfires against 0 wildfires in Western Sahara as of 2026.
What is the difference in annual number of wildfires between Sao Tome and Principe and Western Sahara?: 0 wildfires, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Western Sahara?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Western Sahara rank globally for annual number of wildfires?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd and Western Sahara ranks 173rd of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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: 28 August 2026

Number of wildfires. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 28 August 2026.