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Wildfires by country in 2020

In 2020, Democratic Republic of the Congo had the largest burned area (47,213,078 ha) of the 138 countries with data, which together burned 408,546,402 ha according to the official EFFIS, GWIS and national series.

Top 30 · 2020

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 47.2 M ha
  2. 2 Brazil 37.4 M ha
  3. 3 Angola 33.0 M ha
  4. 4 South Sudan 23.4 M ha
  5. 5 Central African Republic 19.8 M ha
  6. 6 Zambia 19.4 M ha
  7. 7 Australia 18.7 M ha
  8. 8 Mozambique 17.3 M ha
  9. 9 Russia 16.4 M ha
  10. 10 Tanzania 10.2 M ha
  11. 11 Argentina 9.7 M ha
  12. 12 Myanmar 8.2 M ha
  13. 13 Venezuela 8.0 M ha
  14. 14 Bolivia 7.6 M ha
  15. 15 United States 7.3 M ha
  16. 16 Guinea 7.1 M ha
  17. 17 Nigeria 7.1 M ha
  18. 18 Ghana 6.1 M ha
  19. 19 Paraguay 6.0 M ha
  20. 20 Chad 5.9 M ha
  21. 21 Ethiopia 5.7 M ha
  22. 22 Madagascar 5.5 M ha
  23. 23 India 5.4 M ha
  24. 24 Sudan 5.0 M ha
  25. 25 Laos 4.7 M ha
  26. 26 Cameroon 4.4 M ha
  27. 27 Mexico 4.3 M ha
  28. 28 Cambodia 4.1 M ha
  29. 29 Mali 4.0 M ha
  30. 30 Thailand 3.9 M ha
Countries
141
Fires with a page
130,831
Hectares on pages
730.6 M ha
Active now
1,379

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.