Kyrgyzstan vs Somalia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Kyrgyzstan
2,791 hectares
in 2025
Somalia
2,855 hectares
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
106th
Somalia rank
105th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2,855 hectares against 2,791 hectares in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 64 hectares.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th and Somalia ranks 105th of 225 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,186 hectares | 34,606 hectares | 14,420 hectares | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3,574 hectares | 18,791 hectares | 15,217 hectares | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2,007 hectares | 7,016 hectares | 5,009 hectares | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Kyrgyzstan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2,855 hectares against 2,791 hectares in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Kyrgyzstan and Somalia?
- 64 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Somalia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Somalia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th and Somalia ranks 105th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.