Eswatini vs Turkmenistan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Eswatini
37,522 hectares
in 2025
Turkmenistan
48,448 hectares
in 2025
Eswatini rank
64th
Turkmenistan rank
61st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Eswatini
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 48,448 hectares against 37,522 hectares in Eswatini, a difference of 10,926 hectares.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Eswatini ranks 64th 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 | Eswatini | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52,350 hectares | 125,463 hectares | 73,113 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 44,042 hectares | 115,722 hectares | 71,681 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 41,186 hectares | 45,318 hectares | 4,132 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, Eswatini or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 48,448 hectares against 37,522 hectares in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Eswatini and Turkmenistan?
- 10,926 hectares, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Turkmenistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Turkmenistan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Eswatini ranks 64th 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.