Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita by country
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
173
Highest
1.69 hectares per person
Australia
Lowest
0 hectares per person
Vanuatu
Median
0.0005 hectares per person
Years covered
24
2002–2025
Data points
4,944
What the numbers show
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 1.69 hectares per person in Australia; the lowest is 0 hectares per person in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0005 hectares per person, and the mean is 0.0434 hectares per person.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 13,950.1%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1.69 hectares per person | 2025 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Botswana | 1.01 hectares per person | 2025 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 3 | South Sudan | 0.6958 hectares per person | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 4 | Namibia | 0.694 hectares per person | 2025 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 0.3164 hectares per person | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 6 | Congo | 0.2978 hectares per person | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 0.2944 hectares per person | 2025 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 0.2669 hectares per person | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 0.2526 hectares per person | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 10 | Zambia | 0.1801 hectares per person | 2025 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 11 | Senegal | 0.1724 hectares per person | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 12 | Sudan | 0.1615 hectares per person | 2025 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 0.1434 hectares per person | 2025 | up 79.5% | falling |
| 14 | Gabon | 0.1363 hectares per person | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 0.0904 hectares per person | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 0.0668 hectares per person | 2025 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Venezuela | 0.0591 hectares per person | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 18 | Guyana | 0.0591 hectares per person | 2025 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 19 | Mozambique | 0.0573 hectares per person | 2025 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 0.0543 hectares per person | 2025 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 21 | Mauritania | 0.052 hectares per person | 2025 | up 385.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Ghana | 0.05 hectares per person | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 23 | Belize | 0.0414 hectares per person | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 0.0405 hectares per person | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 25 | Mongolia | 0.0403 hectares per person | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Niger | 0.0394 hectares per person | 2025 | up 349.1% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia | 0.0358 hectares per person | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 28 | Tanzania | 0.0346 hectares per person | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 29 | Gambia | 0.0344 hectares per person | 2025 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 0.0329 hectares per person | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 31 | Eswatini | 0.0299 hectares per person | 2025 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 32 | Togo | 0.0285 hectares per person | 2025 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 0.0244 hectares per person | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea | 0.0177 hectares per person | 2025 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 35 | Suriname | 0.0176 hectares per person | 2025 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 0.017 hectares per person | 2025 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 37 | Cameroon | 0.0162 hectares per person | 2025 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 38 | Cambodia | 0.0148 hectares per person | 2025 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 0.0145 hectares per person | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.013 hectares per person | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 41 | Lesotho | 0.0128 hectares per person | 2025 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 0.0126 hectares per person | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0.0122 hectares per person | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 44 | Eritrea | 0.0119 hectares per person | 2025 | up 1,091.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Montenegro | 0.0118 hectares per person | 2025 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 0.0109 hectares per person | 2025 | up 1,563.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.0084 hectares per person | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 48 | Russia | 0.0081 hectares per person | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 0.0074 hectares per person | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 50 | Myanmar | 0.0069 hectares per person | 2025 | up 156.3% | rising |
| 51 | Armenia | 0.0067 hectares per person | 2025 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Laos | 0.0067 hectares per person | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 0.0064 hectares per person | 2025 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 0.0062 hectares per person | 2025 | up 293.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 0.006 hectares per person | 2025 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Georgia | 0.0059 hectares per person | 2025 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Portugal | 0.0056 hectares per person | 2025 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0056 hectares per person | 2025 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0055 hectares per person | 2025 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Kenya | 0.0048 hectares per person | 2025 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Cyprus | 0.0047 hectares per person | 2025 | up 2,875.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Ukraine | 0.0047 hectares per person | 2025 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 63 | United States | 0.0033 hectares per person | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0032 hectares per person | 2025 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Malawi | 0.0031 hectares per person | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 66 | Uruguay | 0.0031 hectares per person | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 0.0027 hectares per person | 2025 | up 505.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 0.0024 hectares per person | 2025 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Canada | 0.0022 hectares per person | 2025 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 0.002 hectares per person | 2025 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahamas | 0.0019 hectares per person | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Spain | 0.0019 hectares per person | 2025 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 0.0017 hectares per person | 2025 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0017 hectares per person | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 0.0016 hectares per person | 2025 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 76 | Iran | 0.0015 hectares per person | 2025 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 0.0015 hectares per person | 2025 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Iraq | 0.0014 hectares per person | 2025 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Rwanda | 0.0014 hectares per person | 2025 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 80 | Guatemala | 0.0014 hectares per person | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 81 | Honduras | 0.0011 hectares per person | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Cuba | 0.0009 hectares per person | 2025 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Peru | 0.0009 hectares per person | 2025 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Chile | 0.0007 hectares per person | 2025 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Turkey | 0.0006 hectares per person | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Syria | 0.0005 hectares per person | 2025 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Romania | 0.0005 hectares per person | 2025 | up 329.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Pakistan | 0.0005 hectares per person | 2025 | up 882.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Panama | 0.0004 hectares per person | 2025 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Egypt | 0.0004 hectares per person | 2025 | up 5,102.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0004 hectares per person | 2025 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | 0.0004 hectares per person | 2025 | up 408.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 0.0003 hectares per person | 2025 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Thailand | 0.0003 hectares per person | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 95 | Haiti | 0.0003 hectares per person | 2025 | up 7,014.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Belarus | 0.0003 hectares per person | 2025 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Nepal | 0.0003 hectares per person | 2025 | up 315.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Burundi | 0.0003 hectares per person | 2025 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0002 hectares per person | 2025 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Vietnam | 0.0002 hectares per person | 2025 | down 51.3% | rising |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 0.0002 hectares per person | 2025 | up 471.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0002 hectares per person | 2025 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 103 | India | 0.0002 hectares per person | 2025 | up 387.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Lithuania | 0.0002 hectares per person | 2025 | up 343.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Bhutan | 0.0002 hectares per person | 2025 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Somalia | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Italy | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | up 439.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Ecuador | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Croatia | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Afghanistan | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Algeria | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 113 | North Korea | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Palestine | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | up 531.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Israel | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Indonesia | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | up 591.5% | volatile |
| 118 | China | 0.0001 hectares per person | 2025 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 119 | United Kingdom | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | up 13,950.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Moldova | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Philippines | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 122 | East Timor | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Hong Kong | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | up 256.0% | volatile |
| 125 | El Salvador | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechia | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | up 255.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Germany | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | up 1,543.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | France | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Tunisia | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Yemen | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Morocco | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | up 1,205.7% | volatile |
| 134 | South Korea | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | up 1,183.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Ireland | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 136 | New Zealand | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Poland | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Malaysia | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Japan | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovakia | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Liberia | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Libya | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Austria | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Hungary | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Belgium | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Barbados | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Brunei | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Switzerland | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Comoros | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Cape Verde | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Djibouti | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Denmark | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Estonia | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Finland | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Fiji | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Grenada | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Greenland | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Iceland | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Jordan | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Kuwait | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Lebanon | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Latvia | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritius | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Netherlands | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Norway | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Oman | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Sweden | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 0 hectares per person | 2025 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.