Latvia vs Sri Lanka: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Latvia
42.93 hectares
in 2024
Sri Lanka
21.47 hectares
in 2024
Latvia rank
140th
Sri Lanka rank
143rd

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Latvia
  • Sri Lanka
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k200220132024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 42.93 hectares against 21.47 hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 21.47 hectares.

That makes Latvia's figure about 2.0 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Latvia ranks 140th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd 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.