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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
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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.

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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
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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).