Global Yearly Burned Area By Land Cover Type

Yearly burned area in hectares by land cover class (2002–2024) for all countries. Data
comes from the MODIS satellite sensor (1km resolution), which has been collecting data
since the early 2000s. This makes it well-suited for analyzing long-run trends in burned
area by land cover type. Because of MODIS's coarser resolution, smaller fires may not
be detected.

Data is fetched via the GWIS country profile API (cprof.effis.emergency.copernicus.eu).
Note: the API contains more recent data than the bulk download ZIP on the downloads page,
which currently has all-zero values for 2024.