Azerbaijan vs Laos: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Azerbaijan
61,199 hectares
in 2025
Laos
52,398 hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
56th
Laos rank
58th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Azerbaijan
- Laos
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 61,199 hectares against 52,398 hectares in Laos, a difference of 8,801 hectares.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 56th and Laos ranks 58th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,774 hectares | 27,216 hectares | 22,558 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 58,789 hectares | 47,412 hectares | 11,377 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 40,871 hectares | 67,936 hectares | 27,065 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Azerbaijan or Laos?
- Azerbaijan, at 61,199 hectares against 52,398 hectares in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Azerbaijan and Laos?
- 8,801 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Laos?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Laos rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Azerbaijan ranks 56th and Laos ranks 58th 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.