Country/area |
Forest area 2000 |
Number of fires/year in 1990s |
Area of fires/year in 1990s |
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Average |
Min |
Max |
Average |
Min |
Max |
||
000 ha |
000 ha |
000 ha |
000 ha |
||||
Algeria |
2 145 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Angola |
69 756 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Benin |
2 650 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Botswana |
12 427 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Burkina Faso |
7 089 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Burundi |
94 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Cameroon |
23 858 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Cape Verde |
85 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Central African Republic |
22 907 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Chad |
12 692 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Comoros |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Congo |
22 060 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Côte d'Ivoire |
7 117 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
135 207 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Djibouti |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Egypt |
72 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equatorial Guinea |
1 752 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Eritrea |
1 585 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ethiopia |
4 593 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Gabon |
21 826 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Gambia |
481 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ghana |
6 335 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Guinea |
6 929 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Guinea-Bissau |
2 187 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Kenya |
17 096 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Lesotho |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liberia |
3 481 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
358 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Madagascar |
11 727 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Malawi |
2 562 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mali |
13 186 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mauritania |
317 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mauritius |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Morocco |
3 025 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mozambique |
30 601 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Namibia |
8 040 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Niger |
1 328 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nigeria |
13 517 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Réunion |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Rwanda |
307 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saint Helena |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Sao Tome and Principe |
27 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Senegal |
6 205 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Seychelles |
30 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Sierra Leone |
1 055 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Somalia |
7 515 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
South Africa |
8 917 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Sudan |
61 627 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Swaziland |
522 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Togo |
510 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Tunisia |
510 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Uganda |
4 190 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
United Republic of Tanzania |
38 811 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Western Sahara |
152 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Zambia |
31 246 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Zimbabwe |
19 040 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total Africa |
649 866 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Afghanistan |
1 351 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Armenia |
351 |
7 |
2 |
24 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Azerbaijan |
1 094 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Bahrain |
n.s. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bangladesh |
1 334 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bhutan |
3 016 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Brunei Darussalam |
442 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Cambodia |
9 335 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
China |
163 480 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Cyprus |
172 |
30 |
16 |
64 |
- |
- |
- |
Dem People's Rep. of Korea |
8 210 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
East Timor |
507 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Gaza Strip |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Georgia |
2 988 |
6 |
1 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
India |
64 113 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Indonesia |
104 986 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Iran, Islamic Rep. |
7 299 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Iraq |
799 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Israel |
132 |
959 |
697 |
1 211 |
- |
- |
- |
Japan |
24 081 |
3 242 |
2 262 |
4 534 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
Jordan |
86 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Kazakhstan |
12 148 |
1 017 |
354 |
2 257 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
Kuwait |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Kyrgyzstan |
1 003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Lao People's Dem. Rep |
12 561 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Lebanon |
36 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Malaysia |
19 292 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Maldives |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mongolia |
10 645 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Myanmar |
34 419 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nepal |
3 900 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Oman |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Pakistan |
2 361 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Philippines |
5 789 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Qatar |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Republic of Korea |
6 248 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saudi Arabia |
1 504 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Singapore |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Sri Lanka |
1 940 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Syrian Arab Republic |
461 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Tajikistan |
400 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Thailand |
14 762 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Turkey |
10 225 |
1 973 |
1 339 |
3 221 |
8.5 |
0.0 |
20.2 |
Turkmenistan |
3 755 |
8 |
2 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
United Arab Emirates |
321 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Uzbekistan |
1 969 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Viet Nam |
9 819 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
West Bank |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Yemen |
449 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total Asia |
547 793 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Samoa |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Australia |
154 539 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Cook Islands |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Fiji |
815 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
French Polynesia |
105 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Guam |
21 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Kiribati |
28 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Marshall Islands |
n.s. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Micronesia |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nauru |
n.s. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
New Caledonia |
372 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
New Zealand |
7 946 |
1 503 |
928 |
2 198 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
Niue |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Northern Mariana Isl. |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Palau |
35 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Papua New Guinea |
30 601 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Samoa |
105 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Solomon Islands |
2 536 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Tonga |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Vanuatu |
447 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total Oceania |
197 623 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Albania |
991 |
406 |
110 |
695 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
Andorra |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Austria |
3 886 |
114 |
41 |
225 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Belarus |
9 402 |
3 190 |
1 466 |
7 743 |
4.1 |
0.0 |
18.6 |
Belgium & Luxembourg |
728 |
64 |
26 |
185 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2 273 |
139 |
104 |
158 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
Bulgaria |
3 690 |
413 |
73 |
1 196 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
10.1 |
Croatia |
1 783 |
259 |
109 |
372 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
7.0 |
Czech Republic |
2 632 |
1 671 |
961 |
2 586 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
Denmark |
455 |
7 |
2 |
14 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Estonia |
2 060 |
233 |
39 |
359 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
Finland |
21 935 |
812 |
286 |
1 289 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
France |
15 341 |
5 415 |
3 888 |
7 200 |
31.5 |
0.0 |
56.5 |
Germany |
10 740 |
1 789 |
1 237 |
3 012 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
4.9 |
Greece |
3 599 |
1 874 |
858 |
3 113 |
19.7 |
0.0 |
49.6 |
Hungary |
1 840 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Iceland |
31 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ireland |
659 |
222 |
123 |
721 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Italy |
10 003 |
11 470 |
6 225 |
15 380 |
20.5 |
0.0 |
44.0 |
Latvia |
2 923 |
994 |
582 |
1 510 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
Liechtenstein |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Lithuania |
1 994 |
602 |
147 |
1 154 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
Malta |
n.s. |
6 |
1 |
12 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Netherlands |
375 |
81 |
51 |
117 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Norway |
8 868 |
513 |
181 |
976 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
Poland |
9 047 |
4 792 |
3 008 |
9 305 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
33.3 |
Portugal |
3 666 |
20 019 |
13 118 |
29 078 |
45.8 |
0.0 |
98.8 |
Republic of Moldova |
325 |
22 |
0 |
91 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Romania |
6 448 |
102 |
34 |
187 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
Russian Federation |
851 392 |
24 649 |
17 965 |
32 833 |
799.9 |
0.0 |
1 853.5 |
San Marino |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Slovakia |
2 177 |
413 |
142 |
674 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Slovenia |
1 107 |
81 |
25 |
211 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
Spain |
14 370 |
17 497 |
12 474 |
25 827 |
68.3 |
0.0 |
250.4 |
Sweden |
27 134 |
3 280 |
1 100 |
6 240 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
Switzerland |
1 199 |
104 |
52 |
216 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
The FYR of Macedonia |
906 |
123 |
18 |
294 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
10.1 |
Ukraine |
9 584 |
4 090 |
2 309 |
7 411 |
21.6 |
0.1 |
126.7 |
United Kingdom |
2 794 |
427 |
61 |
906 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
Yugoslavia |
2 887 |
175 |
26 |
313 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
6.9 |
Total Europe |
1 039 251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bahamas |
842 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Barbados |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Belize |
1 348 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bermuda |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
British Virgin Islands |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Canada |
244 571 |
8 125 |
5 681 |
10 267 |
501.6 |
143.0 |
1 239.0 |
Cayman Islands |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Costa Rica |
1 968 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Cuba |
2 348 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dominica |
46 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dominican Republic |
1 376 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
El Salvador |
121 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Greenland |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Grenada |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Guadeloupe |
82 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Guatemala |
2 850 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Haiti |
88 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Honduras |
5 383 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Jamaica |
325 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Martinique |
47 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mexico |
55 205 |
7 767 |
2 829 |
14 445 |
66.8 |
12.4 |
195.4 |
Montserrat |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Netherlands Antilles |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nicaragua |
3 278 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Panama |
2 876 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Puerto Rico |
229 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saint Lucia |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saint Pierre & Miquelon |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Trinidad and Tobago |
259 |
328 |
156 |
764 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
7.2 |
United States |
225 993 |
108 597 |
86 660 |
130 226 |
- |
- |
- |
US Virgin Islands |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total North and Central America |
549 304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina |
34 648 |
4 787 |
343 |
10 587 |
465.2 |
98.4 |
1 279.0 |
Bolivia |
53 068 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Brazil |
543 905 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Chile |
15 536 |
5 688 |
4 114 |
6 830 |
24.1 |
3.8 |
64.1 |
Colombia |
49 601 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ecuador |
10 557 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Falkland Islands |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
French Guiana |
7 926 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Guyana |
16 879 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Paraguay |
23 372 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Peru |
65 215 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Suriname |
14 113 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Uruguay |
1 292 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Venezuela |
49 506 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total South America |
885 618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WORLD |
3 869 455 |
|
|
|
|
|
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