Azerbaijan vs Turkmenistan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Azerbaijan
88,010 hectares
in 2025
Turkmenistan
60,512 hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
72nd
Turkmenistan rank
75th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Azerbaijan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 88,010 hectares against 60,512 hectares in Turkmenistan, a difference of 27,498 hectares.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.5 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 75th of 225 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 176,852 hectares | 160,728 hectares | 16,124 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 178,276 hectares | 141,664 hectares | 36,612 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 71,528 hectares | 64,569 hectares | 6,959 hectares | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan?
- Azerbaijan, at 88,010 hectares against 60,512 hectares in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 27,498 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Azerbaijan ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 75th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.