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Yearly burned area in shrublands and grasslands

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  1. 1Australia31.86M
  2. 2Angola14.22M
  3. 3South Sudan9.42M
  4. 4Brazil7.04M
  5. 5Mali6.85M
  6. 6Sudan5.43M
  7. 7Chad4.8M
  8. 8South Africa4.08M
  9. 9Zambia4.08M
  10. 10Burkina Faso3.51M
  11. 11Senegal3.38M
  12. 12Madagascar3.37M
  13. 13Ghana3.35M
  14. 14Nigeria3M
  15. 15Mozambique2.81M
  16. 16Tanzania2.8M
  17. 17Venezuela, RB2.66M
  18. 18Congo, Rep.2.33M
  19. 19United States2.24M
  20. 20Botswana2.16M
  21. 21Russian Federation1.99M
  22. 22Congo, Dem. Rep.1.81M
  23. 23Central African Republic1.46M
  24. 24Bolivia1.17M
  25. 25Namibia1.05M
  26. 26Ethiopia1.03M
  27. 27Argentina966,371.9
  28. 28Zimbabwe872,329.9
  29. 29Niger772,878.6
  30. 30Benin617,036.4
  31. 31Uganda581,639.1
  32. 32Colombia512,862.5
  33. 33Kazakhstan500,176.2
  34. 34Guinea470,660.6
  35. 35Cameroon394,156.3
  36. 36Gabon384,410.8
  37. 37Togo366,250.6
  38. 38Myanmar319,948.8
  39. 39Kenya316,857.7
  40. 40Iran, Islamic Rep.298,590.2
  41. 41Cote d'Ivoire277,768.3
  42. 42Cambodia272,466.3
  43. 43Mongolia260,509.8
  44. 44Paraguay227,817.3
  45. 45Mauritania204,161.9
  46. 46Mexico200,147.8
  47. 47Iraq184,477.7
  48. 48Ukraine179,862.5
  49. 49Gambia, The140,000.4
  50. 50China134,032.9
  51. 51Peru115,872.8
  52. 52Canada114,241.3
  53. 53Pakistan93,462.4
  54. 54Lao PDR90,328.4
  55. 55Eswatini85,520
  56. 56Malawi80,668.7
  57. 57India75,323.7
  58. 58Guyana70,451
  59. 59North Macedonia56,605.5
  60. 60Syrian Arab Republic54,480.4
  61. 61Egypt, Arab Rep.50,466.3
  62. 62Nicaragua44,477.3
  63. 63Turkiye42,845.9
  64. 64Lesotho42,609.7
  65. 65Honduras35,805.1
  66. 66Rwanda34,839.1
  67. 67Viet Nam33,637
  68. 68Guatemala30,352.7
  69. 69Thailand29,966.4
  70. 70Papua New Guinea26,102.5
  71. 71Greece22,646.5
  72. 72Chile19,984.7
  73. 73Bulgaria19,898.9
  74. 74Belize18,353.3
  75. 75Indonesia18,074.3
  76. 76Sierra Leone18,009.9
  77. 77Albania16,636
  78. 78Spain15,133.4
  79. 79Guinea-Bissau14,532.4
  80. 80Ecuador13,781.1
  81. 81Azerbaijan13,502
  82. 82Somalia, Fed. Rep.13,330.3
  83. 83Nepal12,686.3
  84. 84Suriname12,235.5
  85. 85Philippines12,106.8
  86. 86Bosnia and Herzegovina7,985.3
  87. 87Costa Rica7,191.1
  88. 88Croatia7,148.1
  89. 89Turkmenistan7,019.3
  90. 90Eritrea6,633
  91. 91Burundi6,568.6
  92. 92Portugal6,053.4
  93. 93Saudi Arabia5,323.5
  94. 94Panama5,130.3
  95. 95Montenegro4,679.6
  96. 96Serbia4,228.8
  97. 97Malaysia3,992.7
  98. 98Cuba3,735.1
  99. 99Georgia3,584.8
  100. 100Romania3,091.1
  101. 101Belarus2,962.3
  102. 102Trinidad and Tobago2,533
  103. 103Uruguay2,404.2
  104. 104Algeria1,717.3
  105. 105Cyprus1,502.6
  106. 106Israel1,481.1
  107. 107Bhutan1,330.9
  108. 108Italy1,223.6
  109. 109Afghanistan1,223.6
  110. 110Armenia1,094.8
  111. 111Bahamas, The1,051.8
  112. 112France1,051.8
  113. 113Korea, Dem. People's Rep.923
  114. 114Haiti837.2
  115. 115Timor-Leste772.8
  116. 115Japan772.8
  117. 116Bangladesh729.8
  118. 117Dominican Republic708.4
  119. 118Moldova579.6
  120. 119Uzbekistan558.1
  121. 120New Caledonia429.3
  122. 121Comoros386.4
  123. 122Estonia279.1
  124. 122Liberia279.1
  125. 123Morocco257.6
  126. 124Lebanon236.1
  127. 125Jamaica236.1
  128. 126El Salvador150.3
  129. 127Lithuania150.3
  130. 128Germany107.3
  131. 129West Bank and Gaza107.3
  132. 129Fiji107.3
  133. 130Poland85.9
  134. 130Hungary85.9
  135. 130Tunisia85.9
  136. 131New Zealand64.4
  137. 131Yemen, Rep.64.4
  138. 132Jordan42.9
  139. 132Iceland42.9
  140. 132Latvia42.9
  141. 133Taiwan21.5
  142. 133Kyrgyz Republic21.5
  143. 133Sri Lanka21.5
  144. 133Puerto Rico (US)21.5
  145. 133Korea, Rep.21.5
  146. 134Czechia0
  147. 134Northern Mariana Islands0
  148. 134Cayman Islands0
  149. 134Tajikistan0
  150. 134Cabo Verde0
  151. 134Mauritius0
  152. 134Barbados0
  153. 134Tonga0
  154. 134Brunei Darussalam0
  155. 134Switzerland0
  156. 134Djibouti0
  157. 134Vanuatu0
  158. 134Kuwait0
  159. 134American Samoa0
  160. 134St. Kitts and Nevis0
  161. 134Antigua and Barbuda0
  162. 134Palau0
  163. 134French Polynesia0
  164. 134Austria0
  165. 134Samoa0
  166. 134Libya0
  167. 134Qatar0
  168. 134St. Lucia0
  169. 134Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  170. 134Liechtenstein0
  171. 134Ireland0
  172. 134Isle of Man0
  173. 134British Virgin Islands0
  174. 134Belgium0
  175. 134Hong Kong SAR, China0
  176. 134Singapore0
  177. 134Guam0
  178. 134Solomon Islands0
  179. 134Greenland0
  180. 134Luxembourg0
  181. 134Grenada0
  182. 134United Arab Emirates0
  183. 134Equatorial Guinea0
  184. 134St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  185. 134Macao SAR, China0
  186. 134Oman0
  187. 134San Marino0
  188. 134Andorra0
  189. 134United Kingdom0
  190. 134Sao Tome and Principe0
  191. 134Naoero0
  192. 134Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  193. 134Bahrain0
  194. 134Faroe Islands0
  195. 134Slovak Republic0
  196. 134Finland0
  197. 134Slovenia0
  198. 134Sweden0
  199. 134Malta0
  200. 134Norway0
  201. 134Seychelles0
  202. 134Denmark0
  203. 134Netherlands0
  204. 134Turks and Caicos Islands0
  205. 134Dominica0
  206. 134Bermuda0
  207. 134Tuvalu0

Yearly burned area in shrublands and grasslands