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Annual area burnt by wildfires by country

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.

Countries reporting
201
Highest
21.93 million hectares
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 hectares
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Median
17,103 hectares
Years covered
15
2012–2026
Data points
3,720

What the numbers show

Annual area burnt by wildfires is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 21.93 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 hectares in United States Minor Outlying Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 17,103 hectares, and the mean is 828,070 hectares.

Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 143 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 1,389.9%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).

Annual area burnt by wildfires: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 21.93 million hectares 2026 down 56.7% falling
2 Angola 16.98 million hectares 2026 down 56.2% falling
3 Australia 14.92 million hectares 2026 down 34.7% falling
4 Zambia 9.30 million hectares 2026 down 60.0% falling
5 Russia 7.50 million hectares 2026 down 51.2% falling
6 South Sudan 7.17 million hectares 2026 down 72.5% falling
7 Mozambique 6.35 million hectares 2026 down 63.4% falling
8 Central African Republic 6.02 million hectares 2026 down 72.2% falling
9 Brazil 5.96 million hectares 2026 down 80.2% falling
10 Myanmar 4.33 million hectares 2026 down 30.7% falling
11 Indonesia 4.20 million hectares 2026 up 196.8% volatile
12 India 4.04 million hectares 2026 down 53.1% falling
13 Guinea 3.25 million hectares 2026 down 57.5% falling
14 United States 3.24 million hectares 2026 down 42.2% falling
15 Venezuela 3.06 million hectares 2026 down 34.4% rising
16 Nigeria 2.82 million hectares 2026 down 62.9% falling
17 Thailand 2.67 million hectares 2026 down 28.1% falling
18 Laos 2.64 million hectares 2026 down 34.2% falling
19 Canada 2.61 million hectares 2026 up 68.0% volatile
20 Tanzania 2.55 million hectares 2026 down 78.5% falling
21 China 2.30 million hectares 2026 down 14.3% falling
22 Ethiopia 1.98 million hectares 2026 down 71.6% falling
23 Ghana 1.76 million hectares 2026 down 63.3% falling
24 Cambodia 1.53 million hectares 2026 down 66.6% falling
25 Mali 1.50 million hectares 2026 down 61.0% falling
26 Cameroon 1.44 million hectares 2026 down 63.6% falling
27 South Africa 1.36 million hectares 2026 down 35.0% falling
28 Madagascar 1.33 million hectares 2026 down 79.1% falling
29 Mexico 1.33 million hectares 2026 down 69.2% falling
30 Chad 1.31 million hectares 2026 down 81.0% falling
31 Sudan 1.21 million hectares 2026 down 72.5% falling
32 Senegal 1.19 million hectares 2026 down 49.4% rising
33 Congo 1.02 million hectares 2026 down 47.1% falling
34 Colombia 983,338 hectares 2026 down 67.0% falling
35 Bolivia 970,006 hectares 2026 down 85.5% volatile
36 Argentina 835,359 hectares 2026 down 79.1% volatile
37 Papua New Guinea 739,439 hectares 2026 up 153.2% volatile
38 Sierra Leone 731,535 hectares 2026 down 65.5% falling
39 Namibia 712,464 hectares 2026 down 48.9% volatile
40 Uganda 639,207 hectares 2026 down 79.1% falling
41 Zimbabwe 627,997 hectares 2026 down 71.2% falling
42 Kazakhstan 623,531 hectares 2026 down 58.3% volatile
43 Paraguay 603,445 hectares 2026 down 80.0% falling
44 Burkina Faso 554,128 hectares 2026 down 61.4% rising
45 Ukraine 481,325 hectares 2026 down 56.7% volatile
46 Botswana 459,260 hectares 2026 down 43.9% volatile
47 Cote d'Ivoire 451,527 hectares 2026 down 84.2% falling
48 Benin 343,416 hectares 2026 down 74.2% falling
49 Honduras 333,168 hectares 2026 down 59.9% volatile
50 Chile 311,596 hectares 2026 down 8.6% flat
51 Vietnam 293,617 hectares 2026 down 76.9% volatile
52 Spain 248,155 hectares 2026 up 112.6% volatile
53 Philippines 246,336 hectares 2026 down 47.7% falling
54 Cuba 223,455 hectares 2026 down 15.1% rising
55 Algeria 209,862 hectares 2026 up 23.0% volatile
56 Togo 208,905 hectares 2026 down 74.5% falling
57 Nicaragua 206,703 hectares 2026 down 64.2% falling
58 Guinea-Bissau 198,497 hectares 2026 down 59.7% falling
59 Guatemala 177,195 hectares 2026 down 73.0% falling
60 Peru 172,536 hectares 2026 down 86.5% falling
61 Liberia 170,428 hectares 2026 down 73.2% falling
62 Nepal 156,215 hectares 2026 down 89.2% volatile
63 Bangladesh 143,982 hectares 2026 down 23.4% falling
64 Iran 139,425 hectares 2026 down 73.3% falling
65 Gabon 135,943 hectares 2026 down 36.5% falling
66 Italy 133,510 hectares 2026 up 14.2% volatile
67 Malawi 131,921 hectares 2026 down 87.7% falling
68 France 108,107 hectares 2026 up 259.9% volatile
69 Turkey 103,816 hectares 2026 down 84.9% volatile
70 Costa Rica 98,035 hectares 2026 down 33.0% falling
71 Gambia 97,664 hectares 2026 down 8.6% rising
72 Iraq 94,718 hectares 2026 down 78.5% falling
73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90,211 hectares 2026 up 96.9% volatile
74 Niger 87,000 hectares 2026 down 51.3% rising
75 Kenya 85,964 hectares 2026 down 64.7% volatile
76 Pakistan 81,035 hectares 2026 down 77.7% falling
77 Portugal 65,169 hectares 2026 down 68.7% volatile
78 Mongolia 63,521 hectares 2026 down 62.5% volatile
79 Malaysia 58,816 hectares 2026 down 81.4% volatile
80 Mauritania 52,664 hectares 2026 down 13.5% volatile
81 Guyana 47,424 hectares 2026 down 73.9% volatile
82 Panama 43,889 hectares 2026 down 81.0% volatile
83 Ecuador 43,823 hectares 2026 down 87.0% falling
84 Romania 42,689 hectares 2026 down 81.0% falling
85 Montenegro 41,538 hectares 2026 up 189.1% volatile
86 Belize 41,162 hectares 2026 down 61.2% falling
87 Serbia 38,918 hectares 2026 up 84.6% volatile
88 El Salvador 37,083 hectares 2026 down 9.9% volatile
89 Syria 37,015 hectares 2026 down 36.8% volatile
90 Dominican Republic 32,061 hectares 2026 up 6.7% falling
91 Albania 31,801 hectares 2026 up 121.1% volatile
92 Uzbekistan 28,940 hectares 2026 down 67.7% falling
93 Greece 28,805 hectares 2026 down 67.1% volatile
94 United Kingdom 28,299 hectares 2026 up 378.9% volatile
95 Tunisia 28,228 hectares 2026 up 108.0% volatile
96 North Macedonia 24,812 hectares 2026 up 90.4% volatile
97 Turkmenistan 23,440 hectares 2026 down 83.4% volatile
98 Sri Lanka 19,749 hectares 2026 down 70.3% volatile
99 Eswatini 19,206 hectares 2026 down 66.9% falling
100 Burundi 17,706 hectares 2026 down 82.0% volatile
101 New Zealand 17,103 hectares 2026 down 52.9% falling
102 Azerbaijan 16,631 hectares 2026 down 84.4% volatile
103 Belarus 15,617 hectares 2026 down 16.6% volatile
104 Japan 15,150 hectares 2026 up 113.2% rising
105 Georgia 13,574 hectares 2026 down 67.4% falling
106 North Korea 13,509 hectares 2026 down 45.5% volatile
107 Vanuatu 13,133 hectares 2026 down 59.3% volatile
108 Bahamas 12,414 hectares 2026 down 66.3% volatile
109 Bulgaria 12,052 hectares 2026 down 90.9% volatile
110 Uruguay 11,982 hectares 2026 down 42.7% volatile
111 Fiji 11,789 hectares 2026 down 65.3% volatile
112 Eritrea 10,283 hectares 2026 up 174.9% volatile
113 Rwanda 10,183 hectares 2026 down 76.0% volatile
114 Germany 8,517 hectares 2026 up 335.7% volatile
115 Croatia 8,467 hectares 2026 down 48.7% volatile
116 Bhutan 6,804 hectares 2026 down 61.5% volatile
117 Haiti 6,490 hectares 2026 down 12.9% falling
118 Suriname 6,483 hectares 2026 down 87.8% volatile
119 Hungary 6,135 hectares 2026 up 175.6% volatile
120 Jamaica 5,954 hectares 2026 up 121.8% falling
121 Egypt 5,817 hectares 2026 down 75.5% falling
122 Morocco 5,753 hectares 2026 down 60.6% volatile
123 Ireland 5,655 hectares 2026 up 120.6% volatile
124 Reunion 5,475 hectares 2026 up 42.9% volatile
125 East Timor 5,436 hectares 2026 down 22.6% volatile
126 Belgium 5,433 hectares 2026 up 1,048.6% volatile
127 Lesotho 4,933 hectares 2026 up 6.6% volatile
128 Saudi Arabia 4,851 hectares 2026 down 37.9% flat
129 Poland 4,087 hectares 2026 up 27.6% volatile
130 New Caledonia 2,872 hectares 2026 down 87.5% volatile
131 South Korea 2,659 hectares 2026 down 32.6% volatile
132 Somalia 2,608 hectares 2026 down 90.4% volatile
133 Trinidad and Tobago 2,352 hectares 2026 down 76.4% volatile
134 Lebanon 2,084 hectares 2026 down 28.6% volatile
135 French Guiana 2,034 hectares 2026 down 95.3% volatile
136 Afghanistan 1,982 hectares 2026 down 79.5% volatile
137 Moldova 1,980 hectares 2026 down 96.1% volatile
138 Austria 1,914 hectares 2026 — volatile
139 Comoros 1,877 hectares 2026 up 17.1% volatile
140 Netherlands 1,787 hectares 2026 — volatile
141 Kyrgyzstan 1,739 hectares 2026 down 82.7% volatile
142 Denmark 1,177 hectares 2026 up 1,389.9% volatile
143 Tajikistan 1,070 hectares 2026 down 83.4% volatile
144 Yemen 984 hectares 2026 — volatile
145 Norway 971 hectares 2026 up 313.2% volatile
146 Equatorial Guinea 960 hectares 2026 down 63.4% volatile
147 Israel 811 hectares 2026 down 89.2% volatile
148 Latvia 732 hectares 2026 up 29.6% volatile
149 Slovakia 638 hectares 2026 up 45.3% volatile
150 Cape Verde 503 hectares 2026 — volatile
151 Lithuania 464 hectares 2026 up 314.3% volatile
152 Armenia 453 hectares 2026 down 97.5% volatile
153 Brunei 439 hectares 2026 down 91.8% volatile
154 Taiwan 431 hectares 2026 up 18.1% volatile
155 Solomon Islands 382 hectares 2026 down 38.0% volatile
156 Finland 378 hectares 2026 down 57.2% volatile
157 Guadeloupe 356 hectares 2026 — volatile
158 Sweden 345 hectares 2026 down 82.2% volatile
159 Greenland 329 hectares 2026 up 213.3% volatile
160 Palau 273 hectares 2026 — volatile
161 Jordan 266 hectares 2026 down 10.1% volatile
162 Puerto Rico 229 hectares 2026 down 82.8% volatile
163 Oman 220 hectares 2026 down 63.3% volatile
164 Palestine 214 hectares 2026 down 93.0% volatile
165 Djibouti 207 hectares 2026 down 13.8% volatile
166 Barbados 199 hectares 2026 up 8.7% volatile
167 Czechia 188 hectares 2026 up 56.7% volatile
168 Slovenia 172 hectares 2026 down 82.0% volatile
169 Grenada 159 hectares 2026 — volatile
170 Kuwait 143 hectares 2026 down 95.5% volatile
171 Libya 115 hectares 2026 down 95.3% falling
172 Switzerland 75 hectares 2026 down 85.1% volatile
173 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Curacao 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Cayman Islands 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Cyprus 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Dominica 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Estonia 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Guam 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Hong Kong 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Iceland 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Saint Lucia 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Malta 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Mauritius 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Qatar 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Martinique 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Mayotte 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Western Sahara 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Montserrat 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 Falkland Islands 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
173 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares 2026 — volatile
173 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 hectares 2026 — volatile

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Indicator
Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
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Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.