Egypt vs Nicaragua: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Egypt
50,466 hectares
in 2024
Nicaragua
44,477 hectares
in 2024
Egypt rank
61st
Nicaragua rank
62nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Egypt
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 50,466 hectares against 44,477 hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 5,989 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Egypt ranks 61st and Nicaragua ranks 62nd of 225 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.42 hectares | 29,513 hectares | 29,499 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2,247 hectares | 33,774 hectares | 31,527 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 34,023 hectares | 46,594 hectares | 12,570 hectares | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Egypt, at 50,466 hectares against 44,477 hectares in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 5,989 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nicaragua rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Egypt ranks 61st and Nicaragua ranks 62nd 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.