Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in Dominica
Dominica: Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires was 0 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0
World rank
172nd
of 241 countries
All-time high
2
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2012
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in Dominica, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0 for annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in Dominica peaked at 2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Dominica 172nd out of 241 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5714 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 172 Åland 0
- 172 American Samoa 0
- 172 Andorra 0
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 172 Aruba 0
- 172 Bahrain 0
- 172 Bermuda 0
- 172 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 172 Bouvet Island 0
- 172 British Indian Ocean Territory 0
- 172 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 172 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 172 Christmas Island 0
- 172 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0
- 172 Curaçao 0 compare
- 172 Cyprus 0 compare
- 172 Estonia 0 compare
- 172 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 compare
- 172 Faroe Islands 0
- 172 French Polynesia 0
- 172 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0
- 172 Gibraltar 0
- 172 Guam 0 compare
- 172 Bailiwick of Guernsey 0
- 172 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0
- 172 Hong Kong (China) 0 compare
- 172 Iceland 0 compare
- 172 Isle of Man 0
- 172 Jersey 0
- 172 Kiribati 0
- 172 Liechtenstein 0
- 172 Luxembourg 0
- 172 Macau (China) 0
- 172 Maldives 0
- 172 Malta 0 compare
- 172 Marshall Islands 0
- 172 Martinique 0 compare
- 172 Mauritius 0 compare
- 172 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 compare
- 172 Monaco 0
- 172 Naoero 0
- 172 Norfolk Island 0
- 172 Northern Mariana Islands 0 compare
- 172 Palau 0 compare
- 172 Pitcairn 0
- 172 Qatar 0 compare
- 172 Saint Barthélemy 0
- 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 172 Saint Martin (French part) 0
- 172 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 172 Samoa 0
- 172 San Marino 0
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 172 Seychelles 0
- 172 Singapore 0
- 172 Sint Maarten 0
- 172 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0
- 172 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 compare
- 172 Tonga 0
- 172 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 172 Tuvalu 0
- 172 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 172 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 172 Holy See 0
- 172 Wallis and Futuna 0
- 172 Western Sahara 0 compare
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 17.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in Dominica?
- Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in Dominica was 0 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Dominica rank for annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires?
- Dominica ranks 172nd out of 241 countries with data for 2026.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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