What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Belgium and Rwanda?

0.0952 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Rwanda?

21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Rwanda: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Belgium

0.8272 hectares

in 2024

Rwanda

0.9224 hectares

in 2024

Belgium rank

140th

Rwanda rank

139th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Belgium
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.9224 hectares against 0.8272 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 0.0952 hectares.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 140th and Rwanda ranks 139th of 152 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.2 hectares	0.7688 hectares	2.43 hectares	Belgium
2010s	8.86 hectares	2.64 hectares	6.23 hectares	Belgium
2020s	0.506 hectares	1.97 hectares	1.46 hectares	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss from wildfires, Belgium or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.9224 hectares against 0.8272 hectares in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Belgium and Rwanda?: 0.0952 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Rwanda?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Rwanda rank globally for tree cover loss from wildfires?: Belgium ranks 140th and Rwanda ranks 139th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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).