Gabon vs Myanmar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Gabon
384,411 hectares
in 2024
Myanmar
319,949 hectares
in 2024
Gabon rank
36th
Myanmar rank
38th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Gabon
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 384,411 hectares against 319,949 hectares in Myanmar, a difference of 64,462 hectares.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 36th and Myanmar ranks 38th 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.