Peru vs Turkey: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Peru
0.0009 hectares per person
in 2025
Turkey
0.0006 hectares per person
in 2025
Peru rank
83rd
Turkey rank
85th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Peru
- Turkey
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.0009 hectares per person against 0.0006 hectares per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.6 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkey ahead.
Peru ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 85th of 206 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0016 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0026 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | Peru |
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, Peru or Turkey?
- Peru, at 0.0009 hectares per person against 0.0006 hectares per person in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Peru and Turkey?
- 0.0003 hectares per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Turkey?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Turkey rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Peru ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 85th 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.