Algeria vs Morocco: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Algeria
122.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Morocco
141.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Algeria rank
23rd
Morocco rank
22nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 141.67 % change on previous year against 122.5 % change on previous year in Algeria, a difference of 19.17 % change on previous year.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Morocco ahead.
Algeria ranks 23rd and Morocco ranks 22nd of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.27 % change on previous year | 232.64 % change on previous year | 152.37 % change on previous year | Morocco |
| 2010s | 108.13 % change on previous year | -11.3 % change on previous year | 119.44 % change on previous year | Algeria |
| 2020s | 7.31 % change on previous year | 101.54 % change on previous year | 94.23 % change on previous year | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Algeria or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 141.67 % change on previous year against 122.5 % change on previous year in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Algeria and Morocco?
- 19.17 % change on previous year, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Algeria ranks 23rd and Morocco ranks 22nd of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.