Laos vs Turkey: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Laos
441,939 hectares
in 2025
Turkey
427,965 hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
50th
Turkey rank
51st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Laos
- Turkey
How they compare
Laos currently reports 441,939 hectares against 427,965 hectares in Turkey, a difference of 13,974 hectares.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkey ahead.
Laos ranks 50th and Turkey ranks 51st of 225 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 767,880 hectares | 513,523 hectares | 254,356 hectares | Laos |
| 2010s | 726,756 hectares | 603,236 hectares | 123,520 hectares | Laos |
| 2020s | 904,143 hectares | 484,002 hectares | 420,141 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Laos or Turkey?
- Laos, at 441,939 hectares against 427,965 hectares in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Laos and Turkey?
- 13,974 hectares, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Turkey?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Turkey rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Laos ranks 50th and Turkey ranks 51st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.