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Countries with the Largest Wildfires in History

Burn, burn, burn. Can you name the countries who have had the greatest recorded amount of area burnt within a single wildfire season?
According to various sources
Yeah, there are only six countries in the list, but I'd like you all to appreciate just how devastatingly these countries have been affected through history...
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Last updated: February 7, 2026
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Year
Area burnt (ha)
Location of Wildfire
1974-75
117m
1974-75 Bushfire season, Australia
2023-24
84m
2023-24 Bushfire season, Australia
2019-20
24.3m
"Black summer", Australia
2003
22.3m
Siberian Taiga fires, Russia
2023
18.5m
2023 Wildfire season, Canada
2021
18.2m
2021 Russian wildfires
1987
7.3m
Black Dragon fire, Russia/China
1851
5m
Black Thursday bushfires, Australia
1989
3.2m
1989 Manitoba fires, Canada
Year
Area burnt (ha)
Location of Wildfire
1939
2m+
Black Friday bushfires, Australia
1919
2m
Great fire of 1919, Canada
1950
1.7m
Chinchaga fire, Canada
1825
1.6m
Miramichi fire, Canada
2010
1.5m
2010 Forest fires, Bolivia
2004
1.3m
Taylor Complex fire, USA
1910
1.2m
The Big Burn, USA
1871
1.1m
The Great Midwest fires, USA
2024
1m
Smokehouse Creek fire, USA
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