China vs Turkmenistan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

China
0.022 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.0254 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
101st
Turkmenistan rank
98th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0254 hectares per square kilometre against 0.022 hectares per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times China's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.

China ranks 101st and Turkmenistan ranks 98th of 206 countries.

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0204 hectares per square kilometre 0.267 hectares per square kilometre 0.2466 hectares per square kilometre Turkmenistan
2010s 0.0183 hectares per square kilometre 0.2463 hectares per square kilometre 0.228 hectares per square kilometre Turkmenistan
2020s 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre 0.1151 hectares per square kilometre 0.1012 hectares per square kilometre Turkmenistan

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 Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.0254 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 Turkmenistan?
0.0034 hectares per square kilometre, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkmenistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do China and Turkmenistan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
China ranks 101st and Turkmenistan ranks 98th 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
Last refreshed

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.