Turkey vs Turkmenistan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Turkey
49,522 hectares
in 2025
Turkmenistan
48,448 hectares
in 2025
Turkey rank
59th
Turkmenistan rank
61st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 49,522 hectares against 48,448 hectares in Turkmenistan, a difference of 1,074 hectares.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Turkey ranks 59th 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 | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,528 hectares | 125,463 hectares | 96,934 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 44,595 hectares | 115,722 hectares | 71,127 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 40,381 hectares | 45,318 hectares | 4,937 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, Turkey or Turkmenistan?
- Turkey, at 49,522 hectares against 48,448 hectares in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Turkey and Turkmenistan?
- 1,074 hectares, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Turkmenistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Turkmenistan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Turkey ranks 59th 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.