Annual area burnt by wildfires by country

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.

Countries reporting
241
Highest
14.81 million hectares
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 hectares
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Median
2,659 hectares
Years covered
15
2012–2026
Data points
3,720

What the numbers show

Annual area burnt by wildfires is currently reported for 241 countries. The highest value is 14.81 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 2,659 hectares, and the mean is 495,532 hectares.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 156 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 14.81 million hectares 2026 down 70.8% falling
2 Australia 12.30 million hectares 2026 down 46.1% falling
3 Angola 8.94 million hectares 2026 down 76.9% falling
4 South Sudan 6.96 million hectares 2026 down 73.3% falling
5 Central African Republic 6.02 million hectares 2026 down 72.2% falling
6 Russia 4.36 million hectares 2026 down 71.6% falling
7 Myanmar 4.33 million hectares 2026 down 30.7% falling
8 India 4.03 million hectares 2026 down 53.2% falling
9 Zambia 4.02 million hectares 2026 down 82.7% falling
10 Guinea 3.25 million hectares 2026 down 57.5% falling
11 Venezuela 2.99 million hectares 2026 down 36.0% rising
12 Nigeria 2.81 million hectares 2026 down 63.1% falling
13 Thailand 2.67 million hectares 2026 down 28.1% falling
14 United States 2.65 million hectares 2026 down 52.7% falling
15 Laos 2.64 million hectares 2026 down 34.2% falling
16 China 2.27 million hectares 2026 down 15.6% falling
17 Brazil 2.25 million hectares 2026 down 92.5% falling
18 Canada 2.17 million hectares 2026 up 39.8% volatile
19 Ethiopia 1.86 million hectares 2026 down 73.4% falling
20 Ghana 1.76 million hectares 2026 down 63.3% falling
21 Cambodia 1.53 million hectares 2026 down 66.6% falling
22 Mali 1.49 million hectares 2026 down 61.1% falling
23 Cameroon 1.44 million hectares 2026 down 63.6% falling
24 Chad 1.31 million hectares 2026 down 81.0% falling
25 Mexico 1.28 million hectares 2026 down 70.4% falling
26 Tanzania 1.22 million hectares 2026 down 89.7% falling
27 Sudan 1.20 million hectares 2026 down 72.5% falling
28 Senegal 1.19 million hectares 2026 down 49.4% rising
29 Mozambique 1.17 million hectares 2026 down 93.3% falling
30 South Africa 903,313 hectares 2026 down 56.8% falling
31 Colombia 902,699 hectares 2026 down 69.7% falling
32 Sierra Leone 731,535 hectares 2026 down 65.5% falling
33 Congo 730,044 hectares 2026 down 62.0% falling
34 Madagascar 729,185 hectares 2026 down 88.5% falling
35 Indonesia 655,590 hectares 2026 down 53.7% volatile
36 Bolivia 587,344 hectares 2026 down 91.2% volatile
37 Argentina 568,525 hectares 2026 down 85.8% volatile
38 Burkina Faso 553,719 hectares 2026 down 61.4% rising
39 Uganda 520,576 hectares 2026 down 83.0% falling
40 Kazakhstan 458,731 hectares 2026 down 69.3% volatile
41 Cote d'Ivoire 451,527 hectares 2026 down 84.2% falling
42 Paraguay 427,928 hectares 2026 down 85.8% falling
43 Benin 343,416 hectares 2026 down 74.2% falling
44 Honduras 322,042 hectares 2026 down 61.3% volatile
45 Chile 304,983 hectares 2026 down 10.5% falling
46 Vietnam 285,245 hectares 2026 down 77.5% volatile
47 Papua New Guinea 284,207 hectares 2026 down 2.7% volatile
48 Zimbabwe 243,469 hectares 2026 down 88.8% falling
49 Philippines 237,168 hectares 2026 down 49.6% falling
50 Togo 208,905 hectares 2026 down 74.5% falling
51 Botswana 207,386 hectares 2026 down 74.7% volatile
52 Nicaragua 205,306 hectares 2026 down 64.5% falling
53 Namibia 203,511 hectares 2026 down 85.4% volatile
54 Guinea-Bissau 198,497 hectares 2026 down 59.7% falling
55 Ukraine 190,751 hectares 2026 down 82.8% volatile
56 Cuba 189,565 hectares 2026 down 28.0% rising
57 Spain 185,948 hectares 2026 up 59.3% volatile
58 Guatemala 172,703 hectares 2026 down 73.7% falling
59 Liberia 170,428 hectares 2026 down 73.2% falling
60 Nepal 156,215 hectares 2026 down 89.2% volatile
61 Bangladesh 143,982 hectares 2026 down 23.4% falling
62 Iran 123,227 hectares 2026 down 76.4% falling
63 Gabon 110,425 hectares 2026 down 48.4% falling
64 Algeria 101,770 hectares 2026 down 40.4% volatile
65 France 99,092 hectares 2026 up 229.9% volatile
66 Costa Rica 98,035 hectares 2026 down 33.0% falling
67 Gambia 97,664 hectares 2026 down 8.6% rising
68 Niger 87,000 hectares 2026 down 51.3% rising
69 Pakistan 80,485 hectares 2026 down 77.8% falling
70 Italy 79,084 hectares 2026 down 32.3% volatile
71 Iraq 74,612 hectares 2026 down 83.1% falling
72 Malawi 67,365 hectares 2026 down 93.7% falling
73 Kenya 63,279 hectares 2026 down 74.0% volatile
74 Mongolia 61,527 hectares 2026 down 63.7% volatile
75 Peru 60,831 hectares 2026 down 95.3% falling
76 Mauritania 52,664 hectares 2026 down 13.5% volatile
77 Portugal 47,776 hectares 2026 down 77.1% volatile
78 Malaysia 47,672 hectares 2026 down 84.9% volatile
79 Panama 43,889 hectares 2026 down 81.0% volatile
80 Turkey 39,556 hectares 2026 down 94.2% volatile
81 Guyana 38,793 hectares 2026 down 78.7% volatile
82 Belize 38,195 hectares 2026 down 64.0% falling
83 El Salvador 36,881 hectares 2026 down 10.4% volatile
84 Uzbekistan 26,945 hectares 2026 down 69.9% falling
85 Syria 26,064 hectares 2026 down 55.5% volatile
86 Greece 23,839 hectares 2026 down 72.8% volatile
87 United Kingdom 22,206 hectares 2026 up 275.8% volatile
88 Turkmenistan 21,966 hectares 2026 down 84.4% volatile
89 Romania 21,091 hectares 2026 down 90.6% falling
90 Dominican Republic 20,543 hectares 2026 down 31.6% falling
91 Tunisia 19,740 hectares 2026 up 45.4% volatile
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,748 hectares 2026 down 59.1% volatile
93 Ecuador 15,963 hectares 2026 down 95.3% falling
94 New Zealand 15,886 hectares 2026 down 56.3% falling
95 Belarus 15,390 hectares 2026 down 17.8% volatile
96 Japan 14,979 hectares 2026 up 110.8% rising
97 North Korea 13,509 hectares 2026 down 45.5% volatile
98 Vanuatu 12,291 hectares 2026 down 61.9% volatile
99 Azerbaijan 11,031 hectares 2026 down 89.7% volatile
100 Eswatini 10,789 hectares 2026 down 81.4% volatile
101 Bahamas 10,380 hectares 2026 down 71.8% volatile
102 Eritrea 9,690 hectares 2026 up 159.0% volatile
103 Uruguay 9,308 hectares 2026 down 55.4% volatile
104 Burundi 9,303 hectares 2026 down 90.5% volatile
105 Georgia 7,624 hectares 2026 down 81.7% falling
106 Rwanda 7,615 hectares 2026 down 82.0% volatile
107 Serbia 7,087 hectares 2026 down 66.4% volatile
108 Bhutan 6,804 hectares 2026 down 61.5% volatile
109 Montenegro 6,534 hectares 2026 down 54.5% volatile
110 Sri Lanka 6,342 hectares 2026 down 90.4% volatile
111 Haiti 6,269 hectares 2026 down 15.8% falling
112 Germany 6,045 hectares 2026 up 209.2% volatile
114 Reunion 5,475 hectares 2026 up 42.9% volatile
115 Morocco 5,089 hectares 2026 down 65.1% volatile
116 Saudi Arabia 4,531 hectares 2026 down 42.0% falling
117 Egypt 4,165 hectares 2026 down 82.5% falling
118 Bulgaria 4,096 hectares 2026 down 96.9% volatile
119 Hungary 4,084 hectares 2026 up 83.5% volatile
120 Suriname 3,770 hectares 2026 down 92.9% volatile
121 Poland 3,300 hectares 2026 up 3.0% volatile
122 South Korea 2,659 hectares 2026 down 32.6% volatile
123 North Macedonia 2,580 hectares 2026 down 80.2% volatile
124 Somalia 2,384 hectares 2026 down 91.3% volatile
125 Trinidad and Tobago 2,352 hectares 2026 down 76.4% volatile
126 Fiji 2,307 hectares 2026 down 93.2% volatile
127 Albania 2,267 hectares 2026 down 84.2% volatile
128 Croatia 2,107 hectares 2026 down 87.2% volatile
129 Jamaica 2,083 hectares 2026 down 22.4% volatile
130 Afghanistan 1,982 hectares 2026 down 79.5% volatile
131 Lesotho 1,724 hectares 2026 down 62.8% volatile
132 Austria 1,687 hectares 2026 volatile
133 Netherlands 1,677 hectares 2026 volatile
134 French Guiana 1,521 hectares 2026 down 96.5% volatile
135 New Caledonia 1,373 hectares 2026 down 94.0% volatile
136 Moldova 1,304 hectares 2026 down 97.4% volatile
137 Denmark 1,177 hectares 2026 up 1,389.9% volatile
138 Comoros 1,071 hectares 2026 down 33.2% volatile
139 Tajikistan 1,070 hectares 2026 down 83.4% volatile
140 Yemen 984 hectares 2026 volatile
141 Norway 971 hectares 2026 up 313.2% volatile
142 Lebanon 815 hectares 2026 down 72.1% volatile
143 Latvia 732 hectares 2026 up 29.6% volatile
144 Equatorial Guinea 724 hectares 2026 down 72.4% volatile
145 Kyrgyzstan 661 hectares 2026 down 93.4% volatile
146 Slovakia 638 hectares 2026 up 45.3% volatile
147 Lithuania 464 hectares 2026 up 314.3% volatile
148 Taiwan 431 hectares 2026 up 18.1% volatile
149 Israel 405 hectares 2026 down 94.6% volatile
150 Cape Verde 395 hectares 2026 volatile
151 Solomon Islands 382 hectares 2026 down 38.0% volatile
152 Finland 378 hectares 2026 down 57.2% volatile
154 Sweden 345 hectares 2026 down 82.2% volatile
155 Greenland 329 hectares 2026 up 213.3% volatile
156 Brunei 293 hectares 2026 down 94.5% volatile
157 Armenia 291 hectares 2026 down 98.4% volatile
158 Jordan 266 hectares 2026 down 10.1% volatile
159 Belgium 251 hectares 2026 down 46.9% volatile
160 Puerto Rico 229 hectares 2026 down 82.8% volatile
161 East Timor 224 hectares 2026 down 96.8% volatile
162 Oman 220 hectares 2026 down 63.3% volatile
163 Palestine 214 hectares 2026 down 93.0% volatile
164 Djibouti 207 hectares 2026 down 13.8% volatile
165 Barbados 199 hectares 2026 up 8.7% volatile
166 Czechia 188 hectares 2026 up 56.7% volatile
167 Slovenia 172 hectares 2026 down 82.0% volatile
168 Grenada 159 hectares 2026 volatile
169 Kuwait 143 hectares 2026 down 95.5% volatile
170 Libya 115 hectares 2026 down 95.3% falling
171 Switzerland 75 hectares 2026 down 85.1% volatile
172 Aruba 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Andorra 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 American Samoa 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Bahrain 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Bermuda 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Curacao 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Cayman Islands 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Cyprus 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Dominica 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Estonia 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Faroe Islands 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Gibraltar 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Guam 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Hong Kong 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Isle of Man 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Iceland 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Kiribati 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Saint Lucia 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Macao 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Saint Martin (French part) 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Monaco 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Maldives 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Marshall Islands 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Mauritius 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Nauru 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Palau 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 French Polynesia 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Qatar 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Singapore 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 San Marino 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Seychelles 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Tonga 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Tuvalu 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Samoa 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Western Sahara 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Anguilla 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Cook Islands 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Montserrat 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Niue 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Falkland Islands 0 hectares 2026 down 100.0% volatile
172 Guernsey 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Jersey 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Saint Barthelemy 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Saint Helena 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Tokelau 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Vatican 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Wallis and Futuna 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Cocos Islands 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Norfolk Island 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares 2026 volatile
172 Christmas Island 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Pitcairn 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Bouvet Island 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 British Indian Ocean Territory 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 French Southern Territories 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 Aland Islands 0 hectares 2026 flat
172 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 hectares 2026 volatile

About this data

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 07 August 2026.