Annual number of wildfires in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Annual number of wildfires was 0 wildfires in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0 wildfires
World rank
173rd
of 248 countries
All-time high
1 wildfires
in 2018
All-time low
0 wildfires
in 2012
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Annual number of wildfires in Western Sahara, 2012–2026
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in wildfires.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0 wildfires for annual number of wildfires in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual number of wildfires in Western Sahara peaked at 1 wildfires in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 wildfires, in 2012.
That places Western Sahara 173rd 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 number of wildfires in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | wildfires | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2013 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2014 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2015 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2016 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2017 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2018 | 1 wildfires | — |
| 2019 | 0 wildfires | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 wildfires | — |
| 2021 | 0 wildfires | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2023 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2024 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2025 | 0 wildfires | — |
| 2026 | 0 wildfires | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.125 wildfires | 0 wildfires | 1 wildfires | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1429 wildfires | 0 wildfires | 1 wildfires | 7 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 173 Aland Islands 0 wildfires
- 173 American Samoa 0 wildfires
- 173 Andorra 0 wildfires
- 173 Anguilla 0 wildfires
- 173 Antigua and Barbuda 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Aruba 0 wildfires
- 173 Bahrain 0 wildfires
- 173 Bermuda 0 wildfires
- 173 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 wildfires
- 173 Bouvet Island 0 wildfires
- 173 British Indian Ocean Territory 0 wildfires
- 173 British Virgin Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Cayman Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Christmas Island 0 wildfires
- 173 Cocos Islands 0 wildfires
- 173 Cook Islands 0 wildfires
- 173 Curacao 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Cyprus 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Dominica 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Estonia 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Falkland Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Faroe Islands 0 wildfires
- 173 French Polynesia 0 wildfires
- 173 French Southern Territories 0 wildfires
- 173 Gibraltar 0 wildfires
- 173 Guam 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Guernsey 0 wildfires
- 173 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 wildfires
- 173 Hong Kong 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Iceland 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Isle of Man 0 wildfires
- 173 Jersey 0 wildfires
- 173 Kiribati 0 wildfires
- 173 Liechtenstein 0 wildfires
- 173 Luxembourg 0 wildfires
- 173 Macao 0 wildfires
- 173 Maldives 0 wildfires
- 173 Malta 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Marshall Islands 0 wildfires
- 173 Martinique 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Mauritius 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Mayotte 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Micronesia (country) 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Monaco 0 wildfires
- 173 Montserrat 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Nauru 0 wildfires
- 173 Niue 0 wildfires
- 173 Norfolk Island 0 wildfires
- 173 Northern Mariana Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Pitcairn 0 wildfires
- 173 Qatar 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Saint Barthelemy 0 wildfires
- 173 Saint Helena 0 wildfires
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Saint Lucia 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 wildfires
- 173 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 wildfires
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Samoa 0 wildfires
- 173 San Marino 0 wildfires
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Seychelles 0 wildfires
- 173 Singapore 0 wildfires
- 173 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 wildfires
- 173 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 wildfires
- 173 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Tokelau 0 wildfires
- 173 Tonga 0 wildfires
- 173 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Tuvalu 0 wildfires
- 173 United Arab Emirates 0 wildfires compare
- 173 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 173 United States Virgin Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 173 Vatican 0 wildfires
- 173 Wallis and Futuna 0 wildfires
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 9.13 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 26.60 million hectares (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.35 Degrees celsius (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of wildfires in Western Sahara?
- Annual number of wildfires in Western Sahara was 0 wildfires in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of wildfires recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 1 wildfires in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual number of wildfires recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 wildfires in 2012.
- How does Western Sahara rank for annual number of wildfires?
- Western Sahara ranks 173rd out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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 number of wildfires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of wildfires. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.