Tree cover loss from wildfires by country
Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).
Countries reporting
151
Highest
4.44 million hectares
Canada
Lowest
0.0731 hectares
Puerto Rico
Median
215.9 hectares
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
3,353
What the numbers show
Tree cover loss from wildfires is currently reported for 151 countries. The highest value is 4.44 million hectares in Canada; the lowest is 0.0731 hectares in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 215.9 hectares, and the mean is 91,902 hectares.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 68,162.0%), and the largest decrease in Reunion (down 99.7%).
Tree cover loss from wildfires: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 4.44 million hectares | 2024 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 4.20 million hectares | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 2.18 million hectares | 2024 | up 1,121.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Bolivia | 1.46 million hectares | 2024 | up 5,795.3% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 530,978 hectares | 2024 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 139,861 hectares | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 122,734 hectares | 2024 | up 2,891.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Paraguay | 93,184 hectares | 2024 | up 1,634.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Guyana | 71,295 hectares | 2024 | up 20,141.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 64,822 hectares | 2024 | up 1,361.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 51,985 hectares | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Guatemala | 50,585 hectares | 2024 | up 5,092.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Venezuela | 48,258 hectares | 2024 | up 1,422.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 41,994 hectares | 2024 | up 3,809.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo | 40,994 hectares | 2024 | up 2,793.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Ukraine | 37,381 hectares | 2024 | up 3,851.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 36,956 hectares | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 32,898 hectares | 2024 | up 447.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Madagascar | 25,991 hectares | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 23,055 hectares | 2024 | up 7,435.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Portugal | 19,583 hectares | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | 16,149 hectares | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 15,768 hectares | 2024 | up 4,282.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Suriname | 14,966 hectares | 2024 | up 18,402.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 14,605 hectares | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 9,415 hectares | 2024 | up 501.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Turkey | 8,374 hectares | 2024 | up 245.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 7,199 hectares | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Honduras | 6,701 hectares | 2024 | up 892.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 4,651 hectares | 2024 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 4,251 hectares | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Angola | 4,147 hectares | 2024 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 3,616 hectares | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Cuba | 3,473 hectares | 2024 | up 1,039.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 3,223 hectares | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 36 | North Korea | 3,026 hectares | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Mongolia | 2,478 hectares | 2024 | up 537.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Italy | 2,467 hectares | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Mozambique | 2,284 hectares | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Chad | 1,874 hectares | 2024 | up 15,073.8% | volatile |
| 41 | India | 1,854 hectares | 2024 | up 572.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Tanzania | 1,698 hectares | 2024 | up 356.8% | volatile |
| 43 | France | 1,533 hectares | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 1,477 hectares | 2024 | up 372.9% | volatile |
| 45 | New Zealand | 1,473 hectares | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Bahamas | 1,419 hectares | 2024 | up 613.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 1,417 hectares | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 1,415 hectares | 2024 | up 2,362.6% | volatile |
| 49 | New Caledonia | 1,397 hectares | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 1,394 hectares | 2024 | up 1,502.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 1,252 hectares | 2024 | up 619.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 1,106 hectares | 2024 | up 2,014.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Myanmar | 1,049 hectares | 2024 | up 585.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Cambodia | 969.87 hectares | 2024 | up 373.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Cameroon | 965.09 hectares | 2024 | up 1,603.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Syria | 881.14 hectares | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Vietnam | 835.53 hectares | 2024 | up 827.2% | volatile |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 816.71 hectares | 2024 | up 501.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 812.45 hectares | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Philippines | 750.87 hectares | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Eswatini | 619.19 hectares | 2024 | up 262.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 586.41 hectares | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Albania | 552.24 hectares | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 504.38 hectares | 2024 | up 1,131.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Croatia | 446.08 hectares | 2024 | up 749.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Central African Republic | 436.28 hectares | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Liberia | 365.11 hectares | 2024 | up 68,162.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Belarus | 353.67 hectares | 2024 | up 656.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Malawi | 342.18 hectares | 2024 | up 426.5% | volatile |
| 70 | French Guiana | 332.07 hectares | 2024 | up 23,943.3% | volatile |
| 71 | South Korea | 297.16 hectares | 2024 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Germany | 275.82 hectares | 2024 | up 1,045.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 249.12 hectares | 2024 | up 457.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Finland | 239.11 hectares | 2024 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 75 | Hungary | 224.33 hectares | 2024 | up 1,960.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Norway | 215.9 hectares | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Thailand | 213.88 hectares | 2024 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Gabon | 198.22 hectares | 2024 | up 608.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 172.49 hectares | 2024 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Nigeria | 166.01 hectares | 2024 | up 14,363.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Bhutan | 154.43 hectares | 2024 | up 345.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Japan | 152.97 hectares | 2024 | up 303.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Sweden | 152.76 hectares | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Cyprus | 151.66 hectares | 2024 | up 460.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Laos | 150.03 hectares | 2024 | up 2,086.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Brunei | 125.91 hectares | 2024 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Uganda | 119.76 hectares | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 112.59 hectares | 2024 | up 322.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 103.49 hectares | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 100.93 hectares | 2024 | up 235.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Kenya | 87.2 hectares | 2024 | up 604.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | 86.79 hectares | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Ghana | 74.81 hectares | 2024 | up 552.6% | volatile |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 70.29 hectares | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 69.29 hectares | 2024 | up 249.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Austria | 61.74 hectares | 2024 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 52.27 hectares | 2024 | up 37,051.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Fiji | 49.41 hectares | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Haiti | 44.12 hectares | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Taiwan | 39.5 hectares | 2024 | up 18,637.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Uruguay | 37.44 hectares | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Montenegro | 33.69 hectares | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.37 hectares | 2024 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 104 | South Sudan | 30.91 hectares | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Comoros | 30 hectares | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Slovenia | 26.15 hectares | 2024 | up 186.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 17.74 hectares | 2024 | up 5,722.7% | volatile |
| 108 | East Timor | 17.48 hectares | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Pakistan | 17.47 hectares | 2024 | up 451.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Jamaica | 16.41 hectares | 2024 | up 4,379.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Netherlands | 15.41 hectares | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 14.7 hectares | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 13.8 hectares | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Romania | 13.65 hectares | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Israel | 13.01 hectares | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Switzerland | 10.54 hectares | 2024 | up 837.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 10.24 hectares | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea | 8.7 hectares | 2024 | up 1,534.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Moldova | 8.7 hectares | 2024 | up 920.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Singapore | 7.84 hectares | 2019 | up 5,000.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Lithuania | 7.28 hectares | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 6.88 hectares | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Latvia | 5.66 hectares | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 5.15 hectares | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Dominica | 3.19 hectares | 2020 | up 2,050.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Denmark | 3.18 hectares | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Libya | 2.08 hectares | 2024 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 2.03 hectares | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Poland | 1.94 hectares | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.9 hectares | 2024 | up 1,154.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Estonia | 1.83 hectares | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.77 hectares | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Czechia | 1.42 hectares | 2024 | up 1,350.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Iran | 1.15 hectares | 2022 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Jordan | 1.11 hectares | 2024 | up 240.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.05 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Armenia | 1.01 hectares | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Rwanda | 0.9224 hectares | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Belgium | 0.8272 hectares | 2024 | up 750.1% | volatile |
| 141 | El Salvador | 0.6717 hectares | 2024 | up 798.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Namibia | 0.4251 hectares | 2022 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Aland Islands | 0.4235 hectares | 2022 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Botswana | 0.364 hectares | 2018 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Turkmenistan | 0.361 hectares | 2010 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Burundi | 0.3073 hectares | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Somalia | 0.3022 hectares | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Reunion | 0.2876 hectares | 2016 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Palestine | 0.2625 hectares | 2018 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Lesotho | 0.1333 hectares | 2022 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Slovakia | 0.102 hectares | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Puerto Rico | 0.0731 hectares | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
About this data
Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).