Afghanistan vs Somalia: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year
Afghanistan
0.0%
in 2026
Somalia
0.0%
in 2026
Afghanistan rank
161st
Somalia rank
160th
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Afghanistan as of 2026.
- What is the difference in share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Afghanistan ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 160th 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.