Libya vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Libya

0 hectares

in 2024

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

0 hectares

in 2024

Libya rank

148th

Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank

148th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Libya
Svalbard and Jan Mayen

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, a difference of 0 hectares.

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

Libya ranks 148th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 148th 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: 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.