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Ireland vs Libya: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Ireland
2.58 hectares
in 2024
Libya
2.08 hectares
in 2024
Ireland rank
127th
Libya rank
128th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Ireland
  • Libya
0100200300400500200120122024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.58 hectares against 2.08 hectares in Libya, a difference of 0.5004 hectares.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 127th and Libya ranks 128th of 152 regions.

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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).