Egypt vs Turkmenistan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Egypt
46,452 hectares
in 2025
Turkmenistan
48,448 hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
62nd
Turkmenistan rank
61st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Egypt
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 48,448 hectares against 46,452 hectares in Egypt, a difference of 1,996 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Egypt ranks 62nd and Turkmenistan ranks 61st of 225 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.42 hectares | 125,463 hectares | 125,449 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 2,247 hectares | 115,722 hectares | 113,475 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 36,095 hectares | 45,318 hectares | 9,223 hectares | Turkmenistan |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 48,448 hectares against 46,452 hectares in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Egypt and Turkmenistan?
- 1,996 hectares, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkmenistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Turkmenistan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and Turkmenistan ranks 61st 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.