Moldova vs New Caledonia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Moldova
579.58 hectares
in 2024
New Caledonia
429.32 hectares
in 2024
Moldova rank
119th
New Caledonia rank
121st

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Moldova
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

Moldova currently reports 579.58 hectares against 429.32 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 150.26 hectares.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.4 times New Caledonia's.

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

Moldova ranks 119th and New Caledonia ranks 121st 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.