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Greece vs Turkey: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Greece
9,415 hectares
in 2024
Turkey
8,374 hectares
in 2024
Greece rank
26th
Turkey rank
27th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Greece
  • Turkey
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k200120122024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 9,415 hectares against 8,374 hectares in Turkey, a difference of 1,041 hectares.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 27th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
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Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).