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Wildfires by country in 2016

In 2016, Democratic Republic of the Congo had the largest burned area (50,760,014 ha) of the 128 countries with data, which together burned 415,129,013 ha according to the official EFFIS, GWIS and national series.

Top 30 · 2016

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.8 M ha
  2. 2 Angola 38.8 M ha
  3. 3 Brazil 30.1 M ha
  4. 4 South Sudan 26.5 M ha
  5. 5 Zambia 23.3 M ha
  6. 6 Australia 22.9 M ha
  7. 7 Central African Republic 22.2 M ha
  8. 8 Mozambique 17.4 M ha
  9. 9 Russia 15.4 M ha
  10. 10 Tanzania 11.8 M ha
  11. 11 India 8.6 M ha
  12. 12 Nigeria 7.8 M ha
  13. 13 Guinea 7.8 M ha
  14. 14 Ethiopia 7.2 M ha
  15. 15 Chad 7.0 M ha
  16. 16 Bolivia 6.7 M ha
  17. 17 Madagascar 6.4 M ha
  18. 18 Myanmar 6.2 M ha
  19. 19 United States 5.6 M ha
  20. 20 Ghana 4.9 M ha
  21. 21 Venezuela 4.7 M ha
  22. 22 Cambodia 4.6 M ha
  23. 23 Sudan 4.4 M ha
  24. 24 Mexico 4.3 M ha
  25. 25 Argentina 4.3 M ha
  26. 26 Cameroon 4.0 M ha
  27. 27 Laos 4.0 M ha
  28. 28 Mali 3.9 M ha
  29. 29 Thailand 3.7 M ha
  30. 30 Uganda 3.1 M ha
Countries
141
Fires with a page
130,798
Hectares on pages
730.2 M ha
Active now
1,475

Fire, country by country

2026

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    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 Democratic Republic of the Congo22.4 M ha ▼ 46 %
    2. 2 Angola18.7 M ha ▼ 46 %
    3. 3 Australia18.1 M ha ▼ 29 %
    4. 4 Brazil10.7 M ha ▼ 60 %
    5. 5 Zambia10.7 M ha ▼ 47 %
    6. 6 Mozambique8.6 M ha ▼ 46 %
    7. 7 Indonesia8.3 M ha ▲ 160 %
    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.