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Wildfires by country

The 145 countries WorldFires covers across five continents, with the fires that have a page in each.

Countries
145
Fires with a page
131,828
Hectares on pages
731.0 M ha
Active now
1,470

Fire, country by country

Hover over (or tap) a country to see its figures; click to open its page. Yearly average and current year from Copernicus national estimates (EFFIS in Europe, GWIS elsewhere) or national agencies where available.

Most burned in 2026

Hectares burned this year according to national estimates, up to the latest published week, and the difference with the average for that same week.

  1. 1 Congo - Kinshasa22.4 M ha ▼ 46 %
  2. 2 Angola18.7 M ha ▼ 46 %
  3. 3 Australia18.1 M ha ▼ 29 %
  4. 4 Zambia10.6 M ha ▼ 47 %
  5. 5 Brazil10.6 M ha ▼ 60 %
  6. 6 Mozambique8.6 M ha ▼ 46 %
  7. 7 Indonesia8.2 M ha ▲ 159 %
  8. 8 Russia7.7 M ha ▼ 45 %
  9. 9 South Sudan7.5 M ha ▼ 23 %
  10. 10 Central African Republic6.0 M ha ▼ 34 %

Compare countries

Hectares burned each year according to each country’s annual series (official or GWIS). Hover over the chart to see the figures.