Area burned by wildfires by land cover type by country
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
31.86 million hectares
Australia
Lowest
0 hectares
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Median
1,159 hectares
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
5,175
What the numbers show
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 31.86 million hectares in Australia; the lowest is 0 hectares in United States Minor Outlying Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,159 hectares, and the mean is 637,148 hectares.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 52,640.2%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 31.86 million hectares | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Angola | 14.22 million hectares | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 3 | South Sudan | 9.42 million hectares | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 7.04 million hectares | 2024 | up 41.5% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 6.85 million hectares | 2024 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 6 | Sudan | 5.43 million hectares | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 4.80 million hectares | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 8 | South Africa | 4.08 million hectares | 2024 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 4.08 million hectares | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 3.51 million hectares | 2024 | up 79.8% | falling |
| 11 | Senegal | 3.38 million hectares | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Madagascar | 3.37 million hectares | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 3.35 million hectares | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 14 | Nigeria | 3.00 million hectares | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 15 | Mozambique | 2.81 million hectares | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 16 | Tanzania | 2.80 million hectares | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 17 | Venezuela | 2.66 million hectares | 2024 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 18 | Congo | 2.33 million hectares | 2024 | up 27.1% | flat |
| 19 | United States | 2.24 million hectares | 2024 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 20 | Botswana | 2.16 million hectares | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Russia | 1.99 million hectares | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.81 million hectares | 2024 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 1.46 million hectares | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 24 | Bolivia | 1.17 million hectares | 2024 | up 329.6% | falling |
| 25 | Namibia | 1.05 million hectares | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 1.03 million hectares | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 966,372 hectares | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 872,330 hectares | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 29 | Niger | 772,879 hectares | 2024 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 617,036 hectares | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 581,639 hectares | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 32 | Colombia | 512,862 hectares | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 500,176 hectares | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 470,661 hectares | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 35 | Cameroon | 394,156 hectares | 2024 | up 27.5% | flat |
| 36 | Gabon | 384,411 hectares | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 37 | Togo | 366,251 hectares | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 38 | Myanmar | 319,949 hectares | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 316,858 hectares | 2024 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran | 298,590 hectares | 2024 | up 389.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 277,768 hectares | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 42 | Cambodia | 272,466 hectares | 2024 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 43 | Mongolia | 260,510 hectares | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Paraguay | 227,817 hectares | 2024 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 45 | Mauritania | 204,162 hectares | 2024 | up 465.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Mexico | 200,148 hectares | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Iraq | 184,478 hectares | 2024 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Ukraine | 179,862 hectares | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Gambia | 140,000 hectares | 2024 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 50 | China | 134,033 hectares | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 115,873 hectares | 2024 | up 312.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Canada | 114,241 hectares | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Pakistan | 93,462 hectares | 2024 | up 249.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Laos | 90,328 hectares | 2024 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Eswatini | 85,520 hectares | 2024 | up 54.5% | falling |
| 56 | Malawi | 80,669 hectares | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 57 | India | 75,324 hectares | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Guyana | 70,451 hectares | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 56,606 hectares | 2024 | up 52,640.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Syria | 54,480 hectares | 2024 | up 2,784.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Egypt | 50,466 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 44,477 hectares | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkey | 42,846 hectares | 2024 | up 341.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Lesotho | 42,610 hectares | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Honduras | 35,805 hectares | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Rwanda | 34,839 hectares | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 67 | Vietnam | 33,637 hectares | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 68 | Guatemala | 30,353 hectares | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 29,966 hectares | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 26,102 hectares | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 71 | Greece | 22,646 hectares | 2024 | up 285.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Chile | 19,985 hectares | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 19,899 hectares | 2024 | up 2,405.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Belize | 18,353 hectares | 2024 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Indonesia | 18,074 hectares | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 18,010 hectares | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 77 | Albania | 16,636 hectares | 2024 | up 15,399.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Spain | 15,133 hectares | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 14,532 hectares | 2024 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 80 | Ecuador | 13,781 hectares | 2024 | up 3,676.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 13,502 hectares | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Somalia | 13,330 hectares | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Nepal | 12,686 hectares | 2024 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Suriname | 12,236 hectares | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Philippines | 12,107 hectares | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7,985 hectares | 2024 | up 2,557.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 7,191 hectares | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 88 | Croatia | 7,148 hectares | 2024 | up 1,133.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 7,019 hectares | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Eritrea | 6,633 hectares | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Burundi | 6,569 hectares | 2024 | up 393.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Portugal | 6,053 hectares | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 5,324 hectares | 2024 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Panama | 5,130 hectares | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Montenegro | 4,680 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia | 4,229 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | 3,993 hectares | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Cuba | 3,735 hectares | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | 3,585 hectares | 2024 | up 351.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Romania | 3,091 hectares | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Belarus | 2,962 hectares | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,533 hectares | 2024 | up 306.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Uruguay | 2,404 hectares | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 104 | Algeria | 1,717 hectares | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Cyprus | 1,503 hectares | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | 1,481 hectares | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Bhutan | 1,331 hectares | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Italy | 1,224 hectares | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 1,224 hectares | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Armenia | 1,095 hectares | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Bahamas | 1,052 hectares | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 112 | France | 1,052 hectares | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 113 | North Korea | 923.03 hectares | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Haiti | 837.17 hectares | 2024 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Japan | 772.77 hectares | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 115 | East Timor | 772.77 hectares | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 729.84 hectares | 2024 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Dominican Republic | 708.37 hectares | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Moldova | 579.58 hectares | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 558.11 hectares | 2024 | down 99.1% | falling |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 429.32 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Comoros | 386.39 hectares | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Estonia | 279.06 hectares | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Liberia | 279.06 hectares | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Morocco | 257.59 hectares | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Lebanon | 236.12 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Jamaica | 236.12 hectares | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 128 | El Salvador | 150.26 hectares | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Lithuania | 150.26 hectares | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Germany | 107.33 hectares | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Fiji | 107.33 hectares | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 107.33 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Reunion | 107.33 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Hungary | 85.86 hectares | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Poland | 85.86 hectares | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Tunisia | 85.86 hectares | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 137 | New Zealand | 64.4 hectares | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | 64.4 hectares | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 137 | French Guiana | 64.4 hectares | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Iceland | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Jordan | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Latvia | 42.93 hectares | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 143 | South Korea | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Puerto Rico | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Taiwan | 21.47 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Andorra | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | American Samoa | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Austria | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Belgium | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Bahrain | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Bermuda | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Barbados | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Brunei | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Switzerland | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Cayman Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Czechia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Djibouti | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Dominica | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Denmark | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Finland | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Faroe Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Micronesia (country) | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | United Kingdom | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Grenada | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Greenland | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Guam | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Hong Kong | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Isle of Man | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Kuwait | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Libya | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Macao | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Mauritius | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Netherlands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Norway | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Nauru | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Oman | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Palau | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | French Polynesia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Qatar | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Singapore | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | San Marino | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Slovakia | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovenia | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Sweden | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Seychelles | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Tajikistan | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Tonga | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Tuvalu | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | British Virgin Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Samoa | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Western Sahara | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Montserrat | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Guernsey | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Jersey | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Saint Helena | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Tokelau | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | French Southern Territories | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | Aland Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 148 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.