Greece vs Indonesia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Greece
15,327 hectares
in 2025
Indonesia
16,336 hectares
in 2025
Greece rank
79th
Indonesia rank
78th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Greece
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 16,336 hectares against 15,327 hectares in Greece, a difference of 1,009 hectares.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Indonesia ahead.
Greece ranks 79th and Indonesia ranks 78th of 225 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,697 hectares | 77,940 hectares | 62,243 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 9,647 hectares | 63,807 hectares | 54,161 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 24,786 hectares | 26,203 hectares | 1,417 hectares | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Greece or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 16,336 hectares against 15,327 hectares in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Greece and Indonesia?
- 1,009 hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Indonesia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Indonesia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Greece ranks 79th and Indonesia ranks 78th 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.