Annual area burnt by wildfires in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Annual area burnt by wildfires was 451,527 hectares in 2026. ▼ Falling

Latest (2026)
451,527 hectares
Change on year
down 38.2%
World rank
41st
of 248 countries
All-time high
3.77 million hectares
in 2013
All-time low
451,527 hectares
in 2026
Years of data
15
2012–2026

Annual area burnt by wildfires in Cote d'Ivoire, 2012–2026

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2012201920262012: 2.2M hectares2013: 3.8M hectares2014: 2.4M hectares2015: 2.6M hectares2016: 2.9M hectares2017: 2.1M hectares2018: 1.4M hectares2019: 1.7M hectares2020: 2.1M hectares2021: 1.6M hectares2022: 1.7M hectares2023: 1.2M hectares2024: 1.5M hectares2025: 731.0k hectares2026: 451.5k hectares

Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Cote d'Ivoire recorded 451,527 hectares for annual area burnt by wildfires in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 38.2% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 3.77 million hectares in 2013 and was at its lowest, 451,527 hectares, in 2026.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 41st of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.38 million hectares 1.37 million hectares 3.77 million hectares 8
2020s 1.33 million hectares 451,527 hectares 2.10 million hectares 7

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 38 Burkina Faso 553,719 hectares compare
  2. 39 Uganda 520,576 hectares compare
  3. 40 Kazakhstan 458,731 hectares compare
  4. 42 Paraguay 427,928 hectares compare
  5. 43 Benin 343,416 hectares compare
  6. 44 Honduras 322,042 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual area burnt by wildfires in Cote d'Ivoire?
Annual area burnt by wildfires in Cote d'Ivoire was 451,527 hectares in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 3.77 million hectares in 2013.
What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 451,527 hectares in 2026.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for annual area burnt by wildfires?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 41st out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
Is annual area burnt by wildfires rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.