French Guiana vs Poland: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

French Guiana
64.4 hectares
in 2024
Poland
85.86 hectares
in 2024
French Guiana rank
137th
Poland rank
134th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • French Guiana
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 85.86 hectares against 64.4 hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 21.47 hectares.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times French Guiana's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was French Guiana ahead.

French Guiana ranks 137th and Poland ranks 134th of 225 countries.

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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

Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.