Annual area burnt by wildfires in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Annual area burnt by wildfires was 0 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0
World rank
174th
of 248 countries
All-time high
262
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 2012
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Annual area burnt by wildfires in Western Sahara, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0 for annual area burnt by wildfires in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires in Western Sahara peaked at 262 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Western Sahara 174th out of 248 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual area burnt by wildfires in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 145 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 262 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2026 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.12 | 0 | 145 | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.43 | 0 | 262 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
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- 174 American Samoa 0
- 174 Andorra 0
- 174 Anguilla 0
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 174 Aruba 0
- 174 Bahrain 0
- 174 Bermuda 0
- 174 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 174 Bouvet Island 0
- 174 British Indian Ocean Territory 0
- 174 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 174 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 174 Christmas Island 0
- 174 Cocos Islands 0
- 174 Cook Islands 0
- 174 Curacao 0 compare
- 174 Cyprus 0 compare
- 174 Dominica 0 compare
- 174 Estonia 0 compare
- 174 Falkland Islands 0 compare
- 174 Faroe Islands 0
- 174 French Polynesia 0
- 174 French Southern Territories 0
- 174 Gibraltar 0
- 174 Guam 0 compare
- 174 Guernsey 0
- 174 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0
- 174 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 174 Iceland 0 compare
- 174 Isle of Man 0
- 174 Jersey 0
- 174 Kiribati 0
- 174 Liechtenstein 0
- 174 Luxembourg 0
- 174 Macao 0
- 174 Maldives 0
- 174 Malta 0 compare
- 174 Marshall Islands 0
- 174 Martinique 0 compare
- 174 Mayotte 0 compare
- 174 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 174 Monaco 0
- 174 Montserrat 0 compare
- 174 Nauru 0
- 174 Niue 0
- 174 Norfolk Island 0
- 174 Northern Mariana Islands 0 compare
- 174 Pitcairn 0
- 174 Qatar 0 compare
- 174 Saint Barthelemy 0
- 174 Saint Helena 0
- 174 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 174 Saint Martin (French Part) 0
- 174 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 174 Samoa 0
- 174 San Marino 0
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 174 Seychelles 0
- 174 Singapore 0
- 174 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
- 174 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0
- 174 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 compare
- 174 Tokelau 0
- 174 Tonga 0
- 174 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 174 Tuvalu 0
- 174 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 174 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 compare
- 174 United States Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 174 Vatican 0
- 174 Wallis and Futuna 0
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Competitive elections lexical 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Political regime fh 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 7 (2025)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires in Western Sahara?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires in Western Sahara was 0 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 262 in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Western Sahara rank for annual area burnt by wildfires?
- Western Sahara ranks 174th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from 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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