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
218
Highest
220,304 hectares
Brazil
Lowest
0 hectares
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Median
0 hectares
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
5,175
What the numbers show
Wildfire area burned by land cover type is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 220,304 hectares in Brazil; the lowest is 0 hectares in United States Minor Outlying Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 hectares, and the mean is 3,666 hectares.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 3,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Wildfire area burned by land cover type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 220,304 hectares | 2024 | up 1,302.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 100,482 hectares | 2024 | up 282.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 66,179 hectares | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Bolivia | 57,528 hectares | 2024 | up 3,292.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 47,912 hectares | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 6 | Congo | 44,950 hectares | 2024 | up 629.6% | volatile |
| 7 | South Sudan | 36,299 hectares | 2024 | up 90.6% | falling |
| 8 | Botswana | 19,706 hectares | 2024 | up 3,725.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Russia | 17,645 hectares | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 17,001 hectares | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 11 | Angola | 15,885 hectares | 2024 | up 203.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 11,699 hectares | 2024 | up 928.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Madagascar | 11,291 hectares | 2024 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 9,230 hectares | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 15 | United States | 8,930 hectares | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Ghana | 8,908 hectares | 2024 | up 240.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Venezuela | 7,728 hectares | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 7,084 hectares | 2024 | up 217.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Cambodia | 5,646 hectares | 2024 | up 378.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Tanzania | 5,152 hectares | 2024 | up 147.4% | falling |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 5,044 hectares | 2024 | up 389.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Ecuador | 4,765 hectares | 2024 | up 1,287.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Vietnam | 4,722 hectares | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 4,701 hectares | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Suriname | 4,186 hectares | 2024 | up 3,800.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Mozambique | 3,928 hectares | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 3,714 hectares | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 2,898 hectares | 2024 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 2,834 hectares | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 2,726 hectares | 2024 | up 78.9% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 2,512 hectares | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 2,490 hectares | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Turkey | 2,426 hectares | 2024 | up 1,312.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 2,361 hectares | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 35 | China | 2,340 hectares | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 36 | Uganda | 2,232 hectares | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 1,846 hectares | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 1,803 hectares | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 1,739 hectares | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Paraguay | 1,610 hectares | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Honduras | 1,438 hectares | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 1,374 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 1,309 hectares | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 44 | India | 1,224 hectares | 2024 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 1,181 hectares | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 46 | Guyana | 1,181 hectares | 2024 | up 511.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,030 hectares | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Cuba | 987.43 hectares | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Chad | 837.17 hectares | 2024 | up 680.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Pakistan | 772.77 hectares | 2024 | up 3,500.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Malaysia | 686.91 hectares | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Bahamas | 558.11 hectares | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Mali | 558.11 hectares | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Belize | 515.18 hectares | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 429.32 hectares | 2024 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 343.45 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 343.45 hectares | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 343.45 hectares | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Rwanda | 343.45 hectares | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Kenya | 321.99 hectares | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Laos | 257.59 hectares | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Thailand | 214.66 hectares | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Sudan | 193.19 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Syria | 193.19 hectares | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Burundi | 171.73 hectares | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Cote d'Ivoire | 128.8 hectares | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 128.8 hectares | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Benin | 128.79 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Mongolia | 128.79 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Haiti | 107.33 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 107.33 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Niger | 107.33 hectares | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Iran | 107.33 hectares | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Taiwan | 107.33 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | New Caledonia | 85.86 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 85.86 hectares | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 64.4 hectares | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Romania | 64.4 hectares | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Togo | 64.4 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Chile | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Gabon | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Mauritania | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Uruguay | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | French Guiana | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Czechia | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Gambia | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Grenada | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Guatemala | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Croatia | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Liberia | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Namibia | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 87 | North Korea | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Portugal | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | East Timor | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | United States Virgin Islands | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Andorra | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Armenia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | American Samoa | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Austria | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Belgium | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Bahrain | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Belarus | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Bermuda | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Barbados | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Brunei | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Bhutan | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Switzerland | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Comoros | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Cayman Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Cyprus | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Germany | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Djibouti | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Dominica | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Denmark | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Algeria | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Egypt | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Eritrea | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Spain | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Estonia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Finland | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Fiji | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | France | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Faroe Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Micronesia (country) | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | United Kingdom | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Greenland | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Guam | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Hong Kong | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Hungary | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Isle of Man | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Iraq | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Iceland | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Israel | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Jordan | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Japan | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | South Korea | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Kuwait | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Lebanon | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Libya | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Lesotho | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Lithuania | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Latvia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Macao | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Morocco | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Moldova | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Montenegro | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Mauritius | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Netherlands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Norway | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Nepal | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Nauru | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | New Zealand | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Oman | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Palau | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Poland | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Palestine | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | French Polynesia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Qatar | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Singapore | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | El Salvador | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | San Marino | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Somalia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Serbia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Slovakia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Slovenia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Sweden | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Eswatini | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Seychelles | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Turkmenistan | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Tonga | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Tuvalu | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | British Virgin Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Yemen | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Reunion | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Western Sahara | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Montserrat | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Guernsey | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Jersey | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saint Helena | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Tokelau | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | French Southern Territories | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 100 | Aland Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
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.