Iraq vs Ukraine: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Iraq

184,478 hectares

in 2024

Ukraine

179,862 hectares

in 2024

Iraq rank

47th

Ukraine rank

48th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Iraq
Ukraine

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 184,478 hectares against 179,862 hectares in Ukraine, a difference of 4,616 hectares.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ukraine ahead.

Iraq ranks 47th and Ukraine ranks 48th of 225 countries.

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Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Iraq
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Ukraine
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.