What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Turkey and Venezuela?

344 hectares, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Venezuela?

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 Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Turkey vs Venezuela: Wildfire area burned by land cover type

Turkey

2,512 hectares

in 2025

Venezuela

2,168 hectares

in 2025

Turkey rank

26th

Venezuela rank

28th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time

Turkey
Venezuela

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2,512 hectares against 2,168 hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 344 hectares.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Venezuela ahead.

Turkey ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 28th of 225 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
2000s	335.4 hectares	3,848 hectares	3,512 hectares	Venezuela
2010s	236.13 hectares	4,750 hectares	4,514 hectares	Venezuela
2020s	1,571 hectares	3,538 hectares	1,968 hectares	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, Turkey or Venezuela?: Turkey, at 2,512 hectares against 2,168 hectares in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type between Turkey and Venezuela?: 344 hectares, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Venezuela?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Turkey and Venezuela rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type?: Turkey ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 28th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wildfire area burned by land cover type
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

Area of other land types burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes wetlands, urban areas, snow and ice, bare ground, and water bodies.