India vs Tanzania: Tree cover loss from wildfires

India
1,854 hectares
in 2024
Tanzania
1,698 hectares
in 2024
India rank
41st
Tanzania rank
42nd

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • India
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

India currently reports 1,854 hectares against 1,698 hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 155.92 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.

India ranks 41st 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).