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

Kenya

316,858 hectares

in 2024

Myanmar

319,949 hectares

in 2024

Kenya rank

39th

Myanmar rank

38th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Kenya
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 319,949 hectares against 316,858 hectares in Kenya, a difference of 3,091 hectares.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 39th and Myanmar ranks 38th of 225 countries.

Individual pages

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Kenya
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Myanmar
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.