Syria vs Turkey: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Syria
0.0005 hectares per person
in 2025
Turkey
0.0006 hectares per person
in 2025
Syria rank
86th
Turkey rank
85th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Syria
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.0006 hectares per person against 0.0005 hectares per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkey ahead.
Syria ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 85th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | Syria |
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, Syria or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.0006 hectares per person against 0.0005 hectares per person in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Syria and Turkey?
- 0.0001 hectares per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkey?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Turkey rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Syria ranks 86th 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.