Cyprus vs Israel: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Cyprus

1,503 hectares

in 2024

Israel

1,481 hectares

in 2024

Cyprus rank

105th

Israel rank

106th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Cyprus
Israel

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 1,503 hectares against 1,481 hectares in Israel, a difference of 21.46 hectares.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 105th and Israel ranks 106th of 225 countries.

Individual pages

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Cyprus
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Israel
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 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.