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OWID: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Total area of all land types burnt by wildfires in hectares. Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026), compiled by Our World in Data. 5,616 values; read with owid_series(slug='annual-area-burnt-by-wildfires-gwis').

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