Chile vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year
Chile
0.4%
in 2026
Trinidad and Tobago
0.5%
in 2026
Chile rank
77th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
75th
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year over time
- Chile
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
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, Chile or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Chile as of 2026.
- What is the difference in share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year between Chile and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.
- How do Chile and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Chile ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 75th 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.