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Denmark vs Latvia: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Denmark
3.18 hectares
in 2024
Latvia
5.66 hectares
in 2024
Denmark rank
126th
Latvia rank
123rd

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Denmark
  • Latvia
0200400600200120122024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 5.66 hectares against 3.18 hectares in Denmark, a difference of 2.48 hectares.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.8 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 126th and Latvia ranks 123rd 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).