China vs Turkey: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
China
0.022 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.0233 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
101st
Turkey rank
100th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.0233 hectares per square kilometre against 0.022 hectares per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkey ahead.
China ranks 101st and Turkey ranks 100th of 206 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0204 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.0183 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0579 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0397 hectares per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0487 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0348 hectares per square kilometre | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, China or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.0233 hectares per square kilometre against 0.022 hectares per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between China and Turkey?
- 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 101st and Turkey ranks 100th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.