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Annual number of fires by country 2026 | worldgovdata
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Annual number of fires
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216 countries · 2012–2026
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2026
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Country
↕
Value
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1
Congo, Dem. Rep.
67,267
2
Angola
55,389
3
Zambia
30,784
4
Australia
26,226
5
Indonesia
24,826
6
Mozambique
24,523
7
Brazil
20,934
8
South Sudan
15,407
9
India
13,681
10
Central African Republic
12,767
11
Russian Federation
12,643
12
Myanmar
11,675
13
Tanzania
10,407
14
Guinea
10,105
15
Nigeria
8,334
16
Venezuela, RB
8,278
17
China
7,876
18
United States
7,347
19
Thailand
6,899
20
Madagascar
6,856
21
Lao PDR
6,494
22
South Africa
5,649
23
Ethiopia
5,372
24
Cambodia
5,232
25
Mali
4,550
26
Mexico
4,374
27
Cameroon
4,351
28
Ghana
4,239
29
Congo, Rep.
3,765
30
Papua New Guinea
3,548
31
Chad
3,521
32
Bolivia
3,517
33
Canada
3,386
34
Sudan
3,267
35
Argentina
3,229
36
Uganda
3,048
37
Colombia
2,994
38
Sierra Leone
2,823
39
Senegal
2,791
40
Zimbabwe
2,755
41
Ukraine
2,423
42
Paraguay
2,266
43
Kazakhstan
2,110
44
Viet Nam
1,784
45
Philippines
1,610
46
Burkina Faso
1,542
47
Namibia
1,513
48
Cote d'Ivoire
1,384
49
Peru
1,368
50
Honduras
1,102
51
Chile
957
52
Botswana
939
53
Italy
873
54
Benin
860
55
Malawi
842
56
Cuba
771
57
Nepal
766
58
Guatemala
759
59
Liberia
754
60
Nicaragua
703
61
Spain
665
62
Guinea-Bissau
645
63
Iran, Islamic Rep.
627
64
Togo
625
65
Algeria
558
66
Gabon
539
67
Iraq
487
68
Turkiye
481
69
Bangladesh
421
70
Kenya
412
71
France
400
72
Pakistan
391
73
Portugal
366
74
Romania
339
75
Guyana
291
76
Ecuador
259
77
Costa Rica
259
78
Panama
252
79
Gambia, The
241
80
Niger
236
81
Malaysia
226
82
Serbia
223
83
Burundi
203
84
Bosnia and Herzegovina
185
85
El Salvador
171
86
Syrian Arab Republic
159
87
Belize
145
88
Uzbekistan
143
89
Mongolia
133
90
Albania
131
91
Sri Lanka
109
92
New Zealand
108
93
Turkmenistan
105
94
Mauritania
98
95
Eswatini
98
96
Suriname
97
97
Dominican Republic
97
98
North Macedonia
93
99
United Kingdom
92
100
Azerbaijan
85
101
Germany
81
102
Tunisia
79
103
Timor-Leste
78
104
Bulgaria
76
105
Montenegro
76
106
Fiji
70
107
Uruguay
66
108
Belarus
58
109
Japan
55
110
Georgia
55
111
Greece
47
112
Vanuatu
44
113
Hungary
43
114
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
43
115
Haiti
38
116
Rwanda
36
117
Eritrea
34
118
Egypt, Arab Rep.
33
119
Morocco
30
120
Bahamas, The
28
121
Croatia
27
122
Poland
25
123
Lebanon
25
124
Lesotho
23
125
Jamaica
21
126
Bhutan
19
127
Ireland
19
128
New Caledonia
19
129
Saudi Arabia
15
130
Korea, Rep.
15
131
Moldova
13
132
Trinidad and Tobago
12
133
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
11
134
Austria
10
135
Afghanistan
10
136
Netherlands
10
137
Denmark
9
138
Armenia
8
139
Tajikistan
8
140
Belgium
8
141
Comoros
8
142
Kyrgyz Republic
8
143
Israel
7
144
Equatorial Guinea
7
145
Norway
6
146
Yemen, Rep.
5
147
Latvia
4
148
Sweden
4
149
Lithuania
3
150
Finland
3
151
Slovak Republic
3
152
Cabo Verde
3
153
Brunei Darussalam
2
154
Taiwan
2
155
Libya
2
156
Solomon Islands
2
157
West Bank and Gaza
2
158
Grenada
2
159
Greenland
2
160
Oman
1
161
Djibouti
1
162
Czechia
1
163
Switzerland
1
164
Kuwait
1
165
Mauritius
1
166
Jordan
1
167
Palau
1
168
Slovenia
1
169
Puerto Rico (US)
1
170
Barbados
1
171
Gibraltar
0
172
Liechtenstein
0
173
British Virgin Islands
0
174
St. Lucia
0
175
Macao SAR, China
0
176
St. Martin (French part)
0
177
St. Kitts and Nevis
0
178
Kiribati
0
179
Monaco
0
180
Maldives
0
181
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
0
182
Marshall Islands
0
183
Iceland
0
184
Malta
0
185
Isle of Man
0
186
Northern Mariana Islands
0
187
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
188
Guam
0
189
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
0
190
Tuvalu
0
191
Luxembourg
0
192
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0
193
Faroe Islands
0
194
Naoero
0
195
Estonia
0
196
Aruba
0
197
Samoa
0
198
Dominica
0
199
Cyprus
0
200
Cayman Islands
0
201
Curacao
0
202
French Polynesia
0
203
Qatar
0
204
Singapore
0
205
San Marino
0
206
Sao Tome and Principe
0
207
Bermuda
0
208
Bahrain
0
209
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0
210
Seychelles
0
211
Turks and Caicos Islands
0
212
Antigua and Barbuda
0
213
American Samoa
0
214
United Arab Emirates
0
215
Andorra
0
216
Tonga
0
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