Hungary vs Poland: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Hungary

85.86 hectares

in 2024

Poland

85.86 hectares

in 2024

Hungary rank

134th

Poland rank

134th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Hungary
Poland

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 85.86 hectares against 85.86 hectares in Poland, a difference of 0 hectares.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 134th and Poland ranks 134th of 225 countries.

Individual pages

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Hungary
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Poland
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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