Wildfires and landscape fires have scorched 112.3 million hectares of land across the globe as of August 1, 2026.
Africa bears the heaviest burden, accounting for 55% of all land area burned globally—a share greater than all other regions combined.
The Democratic Republic of Congo leads the world in land loss, recording 13,611,126 burned hectares, which represents 12.1% of the global total.
Australia follows in second place with 11,801,650 hectares scorched, comprising 10.5% of the total burned land in Oceania.
African nations dominate the list of most affected territories. Angola ranks third overall, registering 7,473,034 hectares burned (6.7%), followed closely by South Sudan with 6,955,022 hectares (6.2%) and the Central African Republic with 6,017,881 hectares (5.4%).
In Asia, Myanmar has lost 4,325,702 hectares to fires, making up 3.9% of the global share, while India has seen 4,029,704 hectares burned (3.6%).
European territory has also felt the impact, with Russia reporting 3,335,029 burned hectares, representing 3.0% of the worldwide total.
Rounding out the top ten affected countries are two more African nations: Guinea, which recorded 3,250,992 hectares burned (2.9%), and Zambia, with 3,213,687 hectares burned (2.9%).
