Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Bahamas or Yemen?

Bahamas, at 772.77 hectares against 686.91 hectares in Yemen as of 2025.

What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Bahamas and Yemen?

85.86 hectares, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Yemen?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

Bahamas vs Yemen: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Bahamas

772.77 hectares

in 2025

Yemen

686.91 hectares

in 2025

Bahamas rank

118th

Yemen rank

119th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Bahamas
Yemen

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 772.77 hectares against 686.91 hectares in Yemen, a difference of 85.86 hectares.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 118th and Yemen ranks 119th of 225 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	732.52 hectares	2.68 hectares	729.84 hectares	Bahamas
2010s	959.52 hectares	21.47 hectares	938.06 hectares	Bahamas
2020s	701.22 hectares	246.86 hectares	454.36 hectares	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Bahamas or Yemen?: Bahamas, at 772.77 hectares against 686.91 hectares in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Bahamas and Yemen?: 85.86 hectares, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Yemen?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Yemen rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?: Bahamas ranks 118th and Yemen ranks 119th 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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Indicator: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.