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Bolivia vs United States: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Bolivia
1.46 million hectares
in 2024
United States
530,978 hectares
in 2024
Bolivia rank
4th
United States rank
5th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Bolivia
  • United States
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 1.46 million hectares against 530,978 hectares in United States, a difference of 925,292 hectares.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 2.7 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States ahead.

Bolivia ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th 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).