Statizoid

Panama vs Saudi Arabia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Panama
5,130 hectares
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
5,324 hectares
in 2024
Panama rank
94th
Saudi Arabia rank
93rd

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Panama
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 5,324 hectares against 5,130 hectares in Panama, a difference of 193.2 hectares.

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

Panama ranks 94th and Saudi Arabia ranks 93rd 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.