What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Chile and Turkmenistan?

25,845 hectares, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Turkmenistan?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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.

Chile vs Turkmenistan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Chile

86,357 hectares

in 2025

Turkmenistan

60,512 hectares

in 2025

Chile rank

73rd

Turkmenistan rank

75th

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Chile
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Chile currently reports 86,357 hectares against 60,512 hectares in Turkmenistan, a difference of 25,845 hectares.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.4 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Chile ranks 73rd and Turkmenistan ranks 75th of 225 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	67,778 hectares	160,728 hectares	92,950 hectares	Turkmenistan
2010s	134,853 hectares	141,664 hectares	6,811 hectares	Turkmenistan
2020s	142,458 hectares	64,569 hectares	77,889 hectares	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Chile or Turkmenistan?: Chile, at 86,357 hectares against 60,512 hectares in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Chile and Turkmenistan?: 25,845 hectares, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Turkmenistan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Chile and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: Chile ranks 73rd 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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Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.