Egypt vs Turkey: Area burned wildfires by type
Egypt
46,452
in 2025
Turkey
49,522
in 2025
Egypt rank
62nd
Turkey rank
59th
Area burned wildfires by type over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 49,522 against 46,452 in Egypt, a difference of 3,070.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkey ahead.
Egypt ranks 62nd and Turkey ranks 59th of 225 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.42 | 28,528 | 28,515 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2,247 | 44,595 | 42,348 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 36,095 | 40,381 | 4,286 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned wildfires by type, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 49,522 against 46,452 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned wildfires by type between Egypt and Turkey?
- 3,070, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for area burned wildfires by type?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and Turkey ranks 59th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.