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
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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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
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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.