Iran vs Kenya: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Iran
298,590 hectares
in 2024
Kenya
316,858 hectares
in 2024
Iran rank
40th
Kenya rank
39th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Iran
  • Kenya
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k200220132024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 316,858 hectares against 298,590 hectares in Iran, a difference of 18,268 hectares.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kenya ahead.

Iran ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 39th 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.