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France vs Tanzania: Tree cover loss from wildfires

France
1,533 hectares
in 2024
Tanzania
1,698 hectares
in 2024
France rank
43rd
Tanzania rank
42nd

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • France
  • Tanzania
02.0k4.0k6.0k200120122024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1,698 hectares against 1,533 hectares in France, a difference of 164.55 hectares.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times France's.

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

France ranks 43rd and Tanzania ranks 42nd 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).