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Annual number of fires

wildfires · higher is better · 216 countries

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  1. 1Congo, Dem. Rep.33,658
  2. 2Australia16,601
  3. 3South Sudan14,383
  4. 4Angola13,859
  5. 5India13,537
  6. 6Central African Republic12,765
  7. 7Myanmar11,674
  8. 8Guinea10,104
  9. 9Nigeria8,230
  10. 10Venezuela, RB7,700
  11. 11China7,374
  12. 12Thailand6,890
  13. 13Lao PDR6,490
  14. 14Russian Federation6,411
  15. 15Zambia5,530
  16. 16United States5,253
  17. 17Cambodia5,189
  18. 18Brazil4,981
  19. 19Ethiopia4,781
  20. 20Mali4,494
  21. 21Cameroon4,343
  22. 22Ghana4,235
  23. 23Mexico3,981
  24. 24Chad3,493
  25. 25Sudan3,201
  26. 26Sierra Leone2,823
  27. 27Senegal2,781
  28. 28Madagascar2,532
  29. 29Colombia2,437
  30. 30Tanzania2,227
  31. 31Uganda2,179
  32. 32South Africa2,001
  33. 33Indonesia1,892
  34. 34Canada1,730
  35. 35Viet Nam1,580
  36. 36Congo, Rep.1,552
  37. 37Burkina Faso1,539
  38. 38Argentina1,521
  39. 39Philippines1,487
  40. 40Kazakhstan1,400
  41. 41Cote d'Ivoire1,382
  42. 42Mozambique1,247
  43. 43Paraguay1,149
  44. 44Honduras1,046
  45. 45Bolivia1,000
  46. 46Chile923
  47. 47Benin860
  48. 48Nepal766
  49. 49Liberia754
  50. 50Guatemala703
  51. 51Nicaragua697
  52. 52Guinea-Bissau645
  53. 53Togo625
  54. 54Cuba577
  55. 55Ukraine540
  56. 56Papua New Guinea508
  57. 57Iran, Islamic Rep.444
  58. 58Bangladesh421
  59. 59Pakistan374
  60. 60Spain342
  61. 61Zimbabwe334
  62. 62Gabon286
  63. 63Costa Rica258
  64. 64Panama252
  65. 65France249
  66. 66Gambia, The241
  67. 67Kenya232
  68. 68Niger231
  69. 69Iraq230
  70. 70Italy208
  71. 71Portugal190
  72. 72El Salvador169
  73. 73Malawi162
  74. 74Malaysia159
  75. 75Namibia148
  76. 76Guyana135
  77. 77Botswana131
  78. 78Peru130
  79. 79Belize125
  80. 80Mongolia117
  81. 81Uzbekistan115
  82. 82Turkiye103
  83. 83Mauritania95
  84. 84New Zealand92
  85. 85Romania82
  86. 86Turkmenistan81
  87. 87Bosnia and Herzegovina69
  88. 88Ecuador68
  89. 89Algeria61
  90. 90Belarus54
  91. 91Japan52
  92. 92Dominican Republic51
  93. 93Syrian Arab Republic50
  94. 94Burundi47
  95. 95Uruguay45
  96. 96Korea, Dem. People's Rep.43
  97. 97United Kingdom41
  98. 98Germany35
  99. 98Eswatini35
  100. 99Eritrea30
  101. 100Vanuatu27
  102. 101Hungary24
  103. 102Bahamas, The22
  104. 102Rwanda22
  105. 103Bulgaria21
  106. 104Haiti19
  107. 104Bhutan19
  108. 105Azerbaijan17
  109. 105Sri Lanka17
  110. 106Montenegro15
  111. 106Poland15
  112. 107Egypt, Arab Rep.14
  113. 108Morocco13
  114. 109Trinidad and Tobago12
  115. 109Georgia12
  116. 109Korea, Rep.12
  117. 109Croatia12
  118. 110Saudi Arabia11
  119. 110Greece11
  120. 110Serbia11
  121. 110Suriname11
  122. 111Afghanistan10
  123. 111Somalia, Fed. Rep.10
  124. 112Netherlands9
  125. 113Ireland8
  126. 114Austria7
  127. 114Denmark7
  128. 114North Macedonia7
  129. 115Fiji6
  130. 115Equatorial Guinea6
  131. 115Tunisia6
  132. 115Albania6
  133. 116New Caledonia5
  134. 116Norway5
  135. 117Tajikistan4
  136. 117Kyrgyz Republic4
  137. 117Yemen, Rep.4
  138. 118Moldova3
  139. 118Lithuania3
  140. 119Sweden2
  141. 119Greenland2
  142. 119Finland2
  143. 119Cabo Verde2
  144. 119Slovak Republic2
  145. 119West Bank and Gaza2
  146. 119Jamaica2
  147. 119Latvia2
  148. 119Taiwan2
  149. 119Grenada2
  150. 120Barbados1
  151. 120Czechia1
  152. 120Djibouti1
  153. 120Brunei Darussalam1
  154. 120Comoros1
  155. 120Slovenia1
  156. 120Israel1
  157. 120Jordan1
  158. 120Solomon Islands1
  159. 120Belgium1
  160. 120Libya1
  161. 120Lesotho1
  162. 120Puerto Rico (US)1
  163. 120Oman1
  164. 121British Virgin Islands0
  165. 121American Samoa0
  166. 121Samoa0
  167. 121French Polynesia0
  168. 121Monaco0
  169. 121Antigua and Barbuda0
  170. 121Malta0
  171. 121Qatar0
  172. 121St. Martin (French part)0
  173. 121Macao SAR, China0
  174. 121Luxembourg0
  175. 121Liechtenstein0
  176. 121United Arab Emirates0
  177. 121St. Lucia0
  178. 121Lebanon0
  179. 121Andorra0
  180. 121Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  181. 121Northern Mariana Islands0
  182. 121Kuwait0
  183. 121Singapore0
  184. 121St. Kitts and Nevis0
  185. 121Kiribati0
  186. 121Marshall Islands0
  187. 121Mauritius0
  188. 121Bahrain0
  189. 121San Marino0
  190. 121Iceland0
  191. 121St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  192. 121Isle of Man0
  193. 121Sao Tome and Principe0
  194. 121Palau0
  195. 121Hong Kong SAR, China0
  196. 121Bermuda0
  197. 121Guam0
  198. 121Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  199. 121Tuvalu0
  200. 121Seychelles0
  201. 121Gibraltar0
  202. 121Turks and Caicos Islands0
  203. 121Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  204. 121Faroe Islands0
  205. 121Aruba0
  206. 121Estonia0
  207. 121Switzerland0
  208. 121Timor-Leste0
  209. 121Dominica0
  210. 121Naoero0
  211. 121Tonga0
  212. 121Cyprus0
  213. 121Cayman Islands0
  214. 121Curacao0
  215. 121Armenia0
  216. 121Maldives0

Annual number of fires