Benin vs Kazakhstan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Benin
617,036 hectares
in 2024
Kazakhstan
500,176 hectares
in 2024
Benin rank
30th
Kazakhstan rank
33rd

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Benin
  • Kazakhstan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200220132024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 617,036 hectares against 500,176 hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 116,860 hectares.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Benin ranks 30th and Kazakhstan ranks 33rd of 225 countries.

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About this data

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, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

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