Philippines vs Turkey: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Philippines
0.0256 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.0233 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
97th
Turkey rank
100th

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

  • Philippines
  • Turkey
0.0250.050.0750.10.125200220122023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.0256 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0233 hectares per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 97th and Turkey ranks 100th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0413 hectares per square kilometre 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 0.034 hectares per square kilometre 0.0579 hectares per square kilometre 0.024 hectares per square kilometre Turkey
2020s 0.0262 hectares per square kilometre 0.0487 hectares per square kilometre 0.0225 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, Philippines or Turkey?
Philippines, at 0.0256 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0233 hectares per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Philippines and Turkey?
0.0023 hectares per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Turkey?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Turkey rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 97th 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
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.