Wildfire area burned by land cover type by country
Area of other land types burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes wetlands, urban areas, snow and ice, bare ground, and water bodies.
Countries reporting
156
Highest
129,868 hectares
Zambia
Lowest
0 hectares
Aland Islands
Median
64.4 hectares
Years covered
24
2002–2025
Data points
5,400
What the numbers show
Wildfire area burned by land cover type is currently reported for 156 countries. The highest value is 129,868 hectares in Zambia; the lowest is 0 hectares in Aland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.4 hectares, and the mean is 2,747 hectares.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 1,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Wildfire area burned by land cover type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 129,868 hectares | 2025 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Canada | 51,776 hectares | 2025 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 39,841 hectares | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 4 | South Sudan | 20,886 hectares | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 5 | Australia | 14,189 hectares | 2025 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 13,330 hectares | 2025 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo | 13,008 hectares | 2025 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 8 | United States | 12,300 hectares | 2025 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania | 11,677 hectares | 2025 | up 99.3% | flat |
| 10 | Angola | 11,055 hectares | 2025 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 10,390 hectares | 2025 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Russia | 8,264 hectares | 2025 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 7,792 hectares | 2025 | up 536.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 5,409 hectares | 2025 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 4,873 hectares | 2025 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 4,830 hectares | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 17 | Madagascar | 4,744 hectares | 2025 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 4,637 hectares | 2025 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Bolivia | 4,358 hectares | 2025 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Paraguay | 4,036 hectares | 2025 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Ukraine | 3,456 hectares | 2025 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Ghana | 2,919 hectares | 2025 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 2,898 hectares | 2025 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 24 | Cuba | 2,640 hectares | 2025 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 2,533 hectares | 2025 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Turkey | 2,512 hectares | 2025 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 27 | China | 2,297 hectares | 2025 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 28 | Venezuela | 2,168 hectares | 2025 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Nigeria | 1,953 hectares | 2025 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 1,846 hectares | 2025 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 1,760 hectares | 2025 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 1,588 hectares | 2025 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Cambodia | 1,524 hectares | 2025 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Myanmar | 1,395 hectares | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 1,331 hectares | 2025 | down 39.2% | flat |
| 36 | South Africa | 1,202 hectares | 2025 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 37 | Bahamas | 1,030 hectares | 2025 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 923.03 hectares | 2025 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Rwanda | 901.57 hectares | 2025 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Kenya | 772.77 hectares | 2025 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Guinea | 729.84 hectares | 2025 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 686.91 hectares | 2025 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Italy | 686.91 hectares | 2025 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Vietnam | 665.44 hectares | 2025 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Iraq | 665.44 hectares | 2025 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran | 643.98 hectares | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 622.51 hectares | 2025 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 622.51 hectares | 2025 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 579.58 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Syria | 558.11 hectares | 2025 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 472.25 hectares | 2025 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Thailand | 429.32 hectares | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 53 | India | 407.85 hectares | 2025 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Honduras | 407.85 hectares | 2025 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Albania | 386.39 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Spain | 386.39 hectares | 2025 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Algeria | 364.92 hectares | 2025 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Laos | 300.52 hectares | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Uruguay | 300.52 hectares | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Senegal | 279.06 hectares | 2025 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Belize | 257.59 hectares | 2025 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Brunei | 236.12 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Chad | 214.66 hectares | 2025 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Guyana | 171.73 hectares | 2025 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 171.73 hectares | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 171.73 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Philippines | 150.26 hectares | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 150.26 hectares | 2025 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 69 | South Korea | 150.26 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Pakistan | 128.8 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 128.79 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Botswana | 128.79 hectares | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 128.79 hectares | 2025 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Burundi | 107.33 hectares | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Chile | 107.33 hectares | 2025 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Cote d'Ivoire | 107.33 hectares | 2025 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Sudan | 85.86 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Guatemala | 64.4 hectares | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 64.4 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 78 | North Korea | 64.4 hectares | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Portugal | 64.4 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Ecuador | 42.93 hectares | 2025 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Haiti | 42.93 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Panama | 42.93 hectares | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Poland | 42.93 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Suriname | 42.93 hectares | 2025 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Eswatini | 42.93 hectares | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | British Virgin Islands | 42.93 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Belarus | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Gabon | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 89 | United Kingdom | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Liberia | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Montenegro | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 89 | French Guiana | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Taiwan | 21.47 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Benin | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Bhutan | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Comoros | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Cayman Islands | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Czechia | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Germany | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Denmark | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Egypt | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Estonia | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Finland | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Fiji | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Gambia | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Grenada | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Greenland | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Croatia | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Hungary | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Iceland | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Israel | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Jamaica | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Japan | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Lesotho | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Moldova | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Mongolia | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritania | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Namibia | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Norway | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | New Zealand | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Peru | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | El Salvador | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Serbia | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Togo | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | East Timor | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Tunisia | 0 hectares | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Montserrat | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Guernsey | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Aland Islands | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
Area of other land types burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes wetlands, urban areas, snow and ice, bare ground, and water bodies.