Iceland vs Jordan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Iceland

42.93 hectares

in 2024

Jordan

42.93 hectares

in 2024

Iceland rank

140th

Jordan rank

140th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Iceland
Jordan

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 42.93 hectares against 42.93 hectares in Jordan, a difference of 0 hectares.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Jordan ahead.

Iceland ranks 140th and Jordan ranks 140th of 225 countries.

Individual pages

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Iceland
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Jordan
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.