Laos vs Turkmenistan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Laos
0.0067 hectares per person
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.0064 hectares per person
in 2025
Laos rank
52nd
Turkmenistan rank
53rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Laos
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0067 hectares per person against 0.0064 hectares per person in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Laos ranks 52nd and Turkmenistan ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.0251 hectares per person | 0.0205 hectares per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.007 hectares per person | 0.0188 hectares per person | 0.0118 hectares per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.0089 hectares per person | 0.0064 hectares per person | 0.0026 hectares per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Laos or Turkmenistan?
- Laos, at 0.0067 hectares per person against 0.0064 hectares per person in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Laos and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0003 hectares per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Turkmenistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Turkmenistan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Laos ranks 52nd and Turkmenistan ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.