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Annual share of the total land area burnt by wildfires

% · higher is better · 216 countries

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  1. 1Guinea13.2%
  2. 2Lao PDR11.2%
  3. 3South Sudan10.7%
  4. 4Sierra Leone10.1%
  5. 5Central African Republic9.7%
  6. 6Gambia, The8.6%
  7. 7Cambodia8.4%
  8. 8Ghana7.4%
  9. 9Myanmar6.4%
  10. 10Senegal6%
  11. 11Guinea-Bissau5.5%
  12. 12Thailand5.2%
  13. 13Congo, Dem. Rep.4.7%
  14. 14Togo3.7%
  15. 15Angola3.3%
  16. 16Venezuela, RB3.2%
  17. 17Nigeria3%
  18. 18Cameroon3%
  19. 19Benin3%
  20. 20Honduras2.8%
  21. 21Zambia2.2%
  22. 22Uganda2.1%
  23. 23Burkina Faso2%
  24. 24Costa Rica1.9%
  25. 25El Salvador1.7%
  26. 26Ethiopia1.6%
  27. 27Belize1.6%
  28. 28Nicaragua1.6%
  29. 29Guatemala1.6%
  30. 30Liberia1.5%
  31. 31Cuba1.5%
  32. 32Cote d'Ivoire1.4%
  33. 33Congo, Rep.1.3%
  34. 34Australia1.2%
  35. 35India1.2%
  36. 36Mali1.2%
  37. 37Nepal1.1%
  38. 38Chad1%
  39. 39Vanuatu0.98%
  40. 40Bangladesh0.98%
  41. 41Madagascar0.97%
  42. 42Paraguay0.89%
  43. 43Viet Nam0.85%
  44. 44Philippines0.78%
  45. 45Colombia0.77%
  46. 46Tanzania0.73%
  47. 47Bahamas, The0.7%
  48. 48Sudan0.64%
  49. 49Mexico0.63%
  50. 50Panama0.58%
  51. 51Grenada0.47%
  52. 52Barbados0.46%
  53. 53Trinidad and Tobago0.46%
  54. 54Eswatini0.46%
  55. 55South Africa0.42%
  56. 56Chile0.4%
  57. 57Mozambique0.39%
  58. 58Portugal0.39%
  59. 59Bolivia0.33%
  60. 60Papua New Guinea0.3%
  61. 61Bosnia and Herzegovina0.29%
  62. 62Montenegro0.29%
  63. 63Gabon0.27%
  64. 64Malawi0.27%
  65. 65China0.24%
  66. 66Zimbabwe0.22%
  67. 67Rwanda0.21%
  68. 68Ukraine0.2%
  69. 69Brazil0.2%
  70. 70Burundi0.2%
  71. 71Argentina0.18%
  72. 72United States0.18%
  73. 73Guyana0.18%
  74. 74Bhutan0.18%
  75. 75Indonesia0.16%
  76. 76Russian Federation0.16%
  77. 77Kazakhstan0.15%
  78. 78Spain0.14%
  79. 79Malaysia0.14%
  80. 80Iraq0.13%
  81. 81Comoros0.12%
  82. 82Dominican Republic0.12%
  83. 83Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.11%
  84. 84Haiti0.11%
  85. 85Kenya0.1%
  86. 86Botswana0.1%
  87. 87Pakistan0.1%
  88. 88Cabo Verde0.1%
  89. 89Italy0.09%
  90. 90North Macedonia0.08%
  91. 91Canada0.07%
  92. 92Eritrea0.07%
  93. 93Syrian Arab Republic0.07%
  94. 94Belarus0.07%
  95. 95Niger0.07%
  96. 96Namibia0.07%
  97. 97France0.07%
  98. 98New Caledonia0.06%
  99. 99Iran, Islamic Rep.0.06%
  100. 100Fiji0.06%
  101. 101New Zealand0.06%
  102. 102United Kingdom0.06%
  103. 103Uzbekistan0.06%
  104. 104Uruguay0.05%
  105. 105Brunei Darussalam0.05%
  106. 106Mauritania0.05%
  107. 107Romania0.05%
  108. 108Sri Lanka0.05%
  109. 109Ecuador0.05%
  110. 110Georgia0.05%
  111. 111Netherlands0.04%
  112. 112Hungary0.04%
  113. 113Japan0.04%
  114. 114Turkmenistan0.04%
  115. 115Mongolia0.04%
  116. 116West Bank and Gaza0.04%
  117. 117Serbia0.03%
  118. 118Azerbaijan0.03%
  119. 119Albania0.03%
  120. 120Ireland0.03%
  121. 121Bulgaria0.03%
  122. 122Turkiye0.03%
  123. 123Korea, Rep.0.03%
  124. 124Puerto Rico (US)0.03%
  125. 125Equatorial Guinea0.03%
  126. 126Peru0.02%
  127. 127Suriname0.02%
  128. 128Croatia0.02%
  129. 129Denmark0.02%
  130. 130Austria0.02%
  131. 131Moldova0.02%
  132. 132Jamaica0.02%
  133. 133Greece0.02%
  134. 134Taiwan0.01%
  135. 135Germany0.01%
  136. 136Poland0.01%
  137. 137Solomon Islands0.01%
  138. 138Djibouti0.01%
  139. 139Slovak Republic0.01%
  140. 140Slovenia0.01%
  141. 141Israel0.01%
  142. 142Latvia0.01%
  143. 143Lithuania0.01%
  144. 144Lesotho0.01%
  145. 145Morocco0.01%
  146. 146Belgium0%
  147. 147Tajikistan0%
  148. 148Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%
  149. 149Algeria0%
  150. 150Kyrgyz Republic0%
  151. 151Afghanistan0%
  152. 152Egypt, Arab Rep.0%
  153. 153Jordan0%
  154. 154Czechia0%
  155. 155Tunisia0%
  156. 156Yemen, Rep.0%
  157. 157Saudi Arabia0%
  158. 158Norway0%
  159. 159Finland0%
  160. 160Greenland0%
  161. 161Oman0%
  162. 162Sweden0%
  163. 163Libya0%
  164. 164Isle of Man0%
  165. 164Macao SAR, China0%
  166. 164St. Martin (French part)0%
  167. 164Estonia0%
  168. 164Monaco0%
  169. 164Dominica0%
  170. 164Luxembourg0%
  171. 164Cyprus0%
  172. 164Faroe Islands0%
  173. 164Cayman Islands0%
  174. 164Maldives0%
  175. 164Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0%
  176. 164Curacao0%
  177. 164Marshall Islands0%
  178. 164Gibraltar0%
  179. 164Liechtenstein0%
  180. 164St. Lucia0%
  181. 164Malta0%
  182. 164Switzerland0%
  183. 164Guam0%
  184. 164Lebanon0%
  185. 164Northern Mariana Islands0%
  186. 164Hong Kong SAR, China0%
  187. 164Bermuda0%
  188. 164Kuwait0%
  189. 164Bahrain0%
  190. 164Mauritius0%
  191. 164St. Kitts and Nevis0%
  192. 164Kiribati0%
  193. 164Antigua and Barbuda0%
  194. 164American Samoa0%
  195. 164Iceland0%
  196. 164Armenia0%
  197. 164United Arab Emirates0%
  198. 164Andorra0%
  199. 164Aruba0%
  200. 164Timor-Leste0%
  201. 164Tonga0%
  202. 164San Marino0%
  203. 164Samoa0%
  204. 164French Polynesia0%
  205. 164Qatar0%
  206. 164Virgin Islands (U.S.)0%
  207. 164Singapore0%
  208. 164British Virgin Islands0%
  209. 164St. Vincent and the Grenadines0%
  210. 164Sao Tome and Principe0%
  211. 164Naoero0%
  212. 164Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
  213. 164Seychelles0%
  214. 164Turks and Caicos Islands0%
  215. 164Tuvalu0%
  216. 164Palau0%

Annual share of the total land area burnt by wildfires