Eritrea vs Eswatini: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Eritrea
43,082 hectares
in 2025
Eswatini
37,522 hectares
in 2025
Eritrea rank
63rd
Eswatini rank
64th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 43,082 hectares against 37,522 hectares in Eswatini, a difference of 5,560 hectares.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eritrea ranks 63rd and Eswatini ranks 64th of 225 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,634 hectares | 52,350 hectares | 37,716 hectares | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 4,224 hectares | 44,042 hectares | 39,817 hectares | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 26,975 hectares | 41,186 hectares | 14,210 hectares | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Eritrea or Eswatini?
- Eritrea, at 43,082 hectares against 37,522 hectares in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Eritrea and Eswatini?
- 5,560 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Eswatini?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Eswatini rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Eritrea ranks 63rd and Eswatini ranks 64th 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.