Egypt vs Turkey: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Egypt
50,466 hectares
in 2024
Turkey
42,846 hectares
in 2024
Egypt rank
61st
Turkey rank
63rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 50,466 hectares against 42,846 hectares in Turkey, a difference of 7,620 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkey ahead.
Egypt ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 63rd 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 hectares | 28,528 hectares | 28,515 hectares | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2,247 hectares | 44,595 hectares | 42,348 hectares | Turkey |
| 2020s | 34,023 hectares | 38,553 hectares | 4,529 hectares | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Egypt or Turkey?
- Egypt, at 50,466 hectares against 42,846 hectares in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Egypt and Turkey?
- 7,620 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Egypt ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 63rd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.