Egypt vs Eritrea: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Egypt
46,452 hectares
in 2025
Eritrea
43,082 hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
62nd
Eritrea rank
63rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Egypt
- Eritrea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 46,452 hectares against 43,082 hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 3,370 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eritrea ahead.
Egypt ranks 62nd and Eritrea ranks 63rd of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.42 hectares | 14,634 hectares | 14,621 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2,247 hectares | 4,224 hectares | 1,977 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 36,095 hectares | 26,975 hectares | 9,119 hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Egypt or Eritrea?
- Egypt, at 46,452 hectares against 43,082 hectares in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Egypt and Eritrea?
- 3,370 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and Eritrea ranks 63rd 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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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.