Afghanistan vs Lithuania: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Afghanistan
5.15 hectares
in 2024
Lithuania
7.28 hectares
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
124th
Lithuania rank
121st

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 7.28 hectares against 5.15 hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.14 hectares.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 124th and Lithuania ranks 121st of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).