Bhutan vs Kazakhstan: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year
Bhutan
0.2%
in 2026
Kazakhstan
0.2%
in 2026
Bhutan rank
95th
Kazakhstan rank
89th
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year over time
- Bhutan
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 95th and Kazakhstan ranks 89th of 236 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
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, Bhutan or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Bhutan as of 2026.
- What is the difference in share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year between Bhutan and Kazakhstan?
- 0.0%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kazakhstan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.
- How do Bhutan and Kazakhstan rank globally for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Bhutan ranks 95th and Kazakhstan ranks 89th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.