China vs Iraq: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
China
134,033 hectares
in 2024
Iraq
184,478 hectares
in 2024
China rank
50th
Iraq rank
47th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- China
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 184,478 hectares against 134,033 hectares in China, a difference of 50,445 hectares.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.
China ranks 50th and Iraq ranks 47th of 225 countries.
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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.