Denmark vs Norway: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Denmark

0 hectares

in 2024

Norway

0 hectares

in 2024

Denmark rank

148th

Norway rank

148th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Norway, a difference of 0 hectares.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 148th and Norway ranks 148th of 225 countries.

Individual pages

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Denmark
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Norway
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.