Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year
Afghanistan
0.0%
in 2026
Saudi Arabia
0.0%
in 2026
Afghanistan rank
161st
Saudi Arabia rank
164th
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2026.
- What is the difference in share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Afghanistan ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 164th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total area consumed by wildfires is recorded for each fire event, even if fires occur in the same location multiple times. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 28 August 2026.