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

Spain
0.025 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.0254 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
99th
Turkmenistan rank
98th

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

  • Spain
  • Turkmenistan
00.20.40.6200220122023

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0254 hectares per square kilometre against 0.025 hectares per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Spain ranks 99th 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 Spain Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0838 hectares per square kilometre 0.267 hectares per square kilometre 0.1832 hectares per square kilometre Turkmenistan
2010s 0.0566 hectares per square kilometre 0.2463 hectares per square kilometre 0.1896 hectares per square kilometre Turkmenistan
2020s 0.108 hectares per square kilometre 0.1151 hectares per square kilometre 0.0072 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, Spain or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.0254 hectares per square kilometre against 0.025 hectares per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Spain and Turkmenistan?
0.0004 hectares per square kilometre, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkmenistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Spain and Turkmenistan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 99th 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.