Spain vs Turkey: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Spain
0.025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.0233 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
99th
Turkey rank
100th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.025 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0233 hectares per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 99th and Turkey ranks 100th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0838 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0467 hectares per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0566 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0579 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.108 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0487 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0593 hectares per square kilometre | Spain |
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, Spain or Turkey?
- Spain, at 0.025 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 Spain and Turkey?
- 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 99th 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.