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Annual area burnt by wildfires

Name: Annual area burnt by wildfires by country, 2026
Creator: Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-Dem
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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2026

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Annual area burnt by wildfires