Norway vs Sweden: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Norway

0 hectares

in 2024

Sweden

0 hectares

in 2024

Norway rank

148th

Sweden rank

148th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Sweden, a difference of 0 hectares.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 148th and Sweden ranks 148th of 225 countries.

Individual pages

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Norway
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Sweden
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.