Afghanistan vs Algeria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Afghanistan
3,907 hectares
in 2025
Algeria
3,821 hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
100th
Algeria rank
101st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3,907 hectares against 3,821 hectares in Algeria, a difference of 86 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 100th and Algeria ranks 101st of 225 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Algeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,210 hectares | 57,134 hectares | 30,924 hectares | Algeria |
| 2010s | 8,181 hectares | 48,199 hectares | 40,019 hectares | Algeria |
| 2020s | 5,692 hectares | 24,246 hectares | 18,554 hectares | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Afghanistan or Algeria?
- Afghanistan, at 3,907 hectares against 3,821 hectares in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 86 hectares, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Afghanistan ranks 100th and Algeria ranks 101st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.