Romania vs Turkmenistan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Romania
57,486 hectares
in 2025
Turkmenistan
60,512 hectares
in 2025
Romania rank
78th
Turkmenistan rank
75th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Romania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 60,512 hectares against 57,486 hectares in Romania, a difference of 3,026 hectares.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Romania ranks 78th and Turkmenistan ranks 75th of 225 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 169,728 hectares | 160,728 hectares | 9,000 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 177,832 hectares | 141,664 hectares | 36,168 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 69,979 hectares | 64,569 hectares | 5,409 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Romania or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 60,512 hectares against 57,486 hectares in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Romania and Turkmenistan?
- 3,026 hectares, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkmenistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Romania ranks 78th 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.