Puerto Rico vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Puerto Rico
0 hectares
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
0 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
146th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
146th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Puerto Rico
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0 hectares.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 146th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 146th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.78 hectares | 34.88 hectares | 16.1 hectares | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 64.4 hectares | 0 hectares | 64.4 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 7.16 hectares | 0 hectares | 7.16 hectares | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Puerto Rico, at 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Puerto Rico ranks 146th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 146th 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.