Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
184
Highest
881.67 % change on previous year
Malaysia
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
-83.26 % change on previous year
Years covered
34
1991–2024
Data points
5,540
What the numbers show
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 881.67 % change on previous year in Malaysia; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is -83.26 % change on previous year, and the mean is 17.4 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 11,660.3%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 7,127,260.0%).
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 881.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 833.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,695.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 761.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9,216.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Paraguay | 696.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,154.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Suriname | 671.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 763.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Guatemala | 622.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 772.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Croatia | 599.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 699.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 576.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 655.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 560.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 660.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Guyana | 496.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11,660.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Ecuador | 478.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 447.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,498.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 442 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 570.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Belarus | 399.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 567.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 396.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,534.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Gabon | 324.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,311.1% | volatile |
| 17 | South Africa | 323.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 738.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 317.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 895.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 299.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Congo | 271.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 667.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 235.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 22 | El Salvador | 224.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 219.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 355.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Burundi | 200 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Brunei Darussalam | 150 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 277.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Türkiye | 146.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 308.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Eswatini | 142.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,505.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 135.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 122.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 487.3% | volatile |
| 30 | New Zealand | 114.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 214.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia and Montenegro | 100.08 % change on previous year | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 98.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 344.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 97.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 89.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Sudan | 88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan (former) | 82.68 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 206.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Liberia | 81.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Mexico | 80.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 187.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Nepal | 75.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,124.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea | 71.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 370.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Togo | 64.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 479.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Bahamas | 54.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 49.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 636.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 48.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 48.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 35.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 48 | French Guiana | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Uganda | 29.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Zambia | 26.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,494.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 22.64 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Angola | 17.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 603.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Nigeria | 16.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 54 | South Sudan | 14.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 13.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Honduras | 11.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Madagascar | 0.1695 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Central African Republic | -0.5746 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Mozambique | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Colombia | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Ethiopia | -4.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Cameroon | -4.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Viet Nam | -9.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Chad | -10.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Myanmar | -14.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia and New Zealand | -21.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Australia | -21.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 71 | China | -23.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.6% | volatile |
| 71 | China, mainland | -23.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Thailand | -23.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Argentina | -31.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Panama | -35.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 76 | United Republic of Tanzania | -36.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 882.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | -43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 751.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Melanesia | -44.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 414.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -46.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 633.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 81 | New Caledonia | -50.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Bhutan | -52.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Côte d'Ivoire | -52.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | -52.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 85 | OECD | -53.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Caribbean | -54.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Cuba | -60.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Mongolia | -66.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Canada | -73.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | -75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 668.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Tunisia | -80.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,841.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Benin | -81.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | -85.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Indonesia | -85.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Timor-Leste | -85.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Bulgaria | -87.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | -87.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Italy | -88.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 659.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | -89.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 242.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Morocco | -95.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Chile | -95.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 102 | North Macedonia | -96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Costa Rica | -96.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 420.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Spain | -97.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 335.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Greece | -97.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 229.9% | volatile |
| 106 | France | -98.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Algeria | -99.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 217.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Romania | -99.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Afghanistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Austria | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Belgium | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Botswana | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Comoros | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7,127,260.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Cayman Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Cyprus | -100 % change on previous year | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Czechia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Germany | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Djibouti | -100 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Denmark | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Egypt | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Eritrea | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Estonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Finland | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Gibraltar | -100 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Gambia | -100 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 474.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Grenada | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Isle of Man | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Iraq | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Israel | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Jamaica | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Lebanon | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Lesotho | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Lithuania | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Latvia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,848,420.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Montenegro | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritania | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Namibia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Niger | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Norway | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Pakistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Poland | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | French Polynesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Rwanda | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Singapore | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Somalia | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Serbia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Slovakia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Slovenia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Sweden | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Tajikistan | -100 % change on previous year | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | British Virgin Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 109 | United States Virgin Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Vanuatu | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Samoa | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Mayotte | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Montserrat | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Polynesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 273.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Republic of Moldova | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Syrian Arab Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 109 | China, Taiwan Province of | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 109 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Réunion | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 303.63 % change on previous year
- South America 249.11 % change on previous year
- Americas 98.79 % change on previous year
- Central America 76.04 % change on previous year
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 67.29 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 64.39 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 54.4 % change on previous year
- Europe 44.67 % change on previous year
- Non-Annex I countries 42.25 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 38.87 % change on previous year
- World 29.17 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 27.28 % change on previous year
- United States of America 17.31 % change on previous year
- Africa 7.02 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 6.85 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 6.21 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.16 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.85 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.34 % change on previous year
- Western Asia -10.31 % change on previous year
- Asia -13.01 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -13.45 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -21.41 % change on previous year
- Oceania -23.58 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -34.81 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -36.22 % change on previous year
- Annex I countries -47.61 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -58.39 % change on previous year
- Northern America -65.8 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -91.23 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -100 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -100 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.