Rwanda vs Vietnam: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Rwanda

34,839 hectares

in 2024

Vietnam

33,637 hectares

in 2024

Rwanda rank

66th

Vietnam rank

67th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Rwanda
Vietnam

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 34,839 hectares against 33,637 hectares in Vietnam, a difference of 1,202 hectares.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 66th and Vietnam ranks 67th of 225 countries.

Individual pages

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Rwanda
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Vietnam
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.