Turkey vs Turkmenistan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Turkey
0.0233 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.0254 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey rank
100th
Turkmenistan rank
98th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0254 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0233 hectares per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Turkmenistan'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 Turkmenistan ahead.
Turkey ranks 100th 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 | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre | 0.267 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2299 hectares per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.0579 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2463 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1883 hectares per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.0487 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1151 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0664 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, Turkey or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.0254 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 Turkey and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Turkmenistan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and Turkmenistan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Turkey ranks 100th 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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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.