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Wildfires by country in 2018

In 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo had the largest burned area (42,244,180 ha) of the 138 countries with data, which together burned 327,498,514 ha according to the official EFFIS, GWIS and national series.

Top 30 · 2018

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 42.2 M ha
  2. 2 Australia 36.8 M ha
  3. 3 Angola 32.4 M ha
  4. 4 Zambia 20.6 M ha
  5. 5 Brazil 19.9 M ha
  6. 6 Mozambique 18.8 M ha
  7. 7 Central African Republic 14.4 M ha
  8. 8 Russia 14.3 M ha
  9. 9 South Sudan 13.9 M ha
  10. 10 Tanzania 8.3 M ha
  11. 11 India 6.5 M ha
  12. 12 United States 5.6 M ha
  13. 13 Madagascar 5.4 M ha
  14. 14 Nigeria 5.1 M ha
  15. 15 Guinea 5.0 M ha
  16. 16 Bolivia 4.6 M ha
  17. 17 Mexico 3.9 M ha
  18. 18 Myanmar 3.7 M ha
  19. 19 Venezuela 3.6 M ha
  20. 20 Argentina 3.5 M ha
  21. 21 Ethiopia 3.4 M ha
  22. 22 Ghana 3.3 M ha
  23. 23 Chad 3.2 M ha
  24. 24 Indonesia 2.9 M ha
  25. 25 Canada 2.9 M ha
  26. 26 South Africa 2.8 M ha
  27. 27 Zimbabwe 2.7 M ha
  28. 28 Laos 2.4 M ha
  29. 29 Kazakhstan 2.3 M ha
  30. 30 Cameroon 2.2 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.