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Wildfires by country in 2021

In 2021, Democratic Republic of the Congo had the largest burned area (41,536,208 ha) of the 139 countries with data, which together burned 383,132,651 ha according to the official EFFIS, GWIS and national series.

Top 30 · 2021

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 41.5 M ha
  2. 2 Angola 30.9 M ha
  3. 3 Brazil 29.1 M ha
  4. 4 Australia 25.0 M ha
  5. 5 South Sudan 23.4 M ha
  6. 6 Mozambique 18.5 M ha
  7. 7 Zambia 18.2 M ha
  8. 8 Russia 17.3 M ha
  9. 9 Central African Republic 16.7 M ha
  10. 10 India 11.5 M ha
  11. 11 Tanzania 9.8 M ha
  12. 12 Nigeria 7.6 M ha
  13. 13 Bolivia 7.4 M ha
  14. 14 Myanmar 7.0 M ha
  15. 15 United States 6.8 M ha
  16. 16 Ethiopia 6.5 M ha
  17. 17 Chad 6.4 M ha
  18. 18 Guinea 6.0 M ha
  19. 19 Botswana 5.2 M ha
  20. 20 Sudan 5.2 M ha
  21. 21 Canada 4.5 M ha
  22. 22 Madagascar 4.5 M ha
  23. 23 Mexico 4.5 M ha
  24. 24 Cameroon 4.3 M ha
  25. 25 South Africa 4.1 M ha
  26. 26 Mali 4.1 M ha
  27. 27 Ghana 4.1 M ha
  28. 28 Argentina 3.9 M ha
  29. 29 Paraguay 3.8 M ha
  30. 30 Cambodia 3.3 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.