Laos vs Turkey: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
Laos
16.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Turkey
3.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
28th
Turkey rank
29th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Turkey
How they compare
Laos currently reports 16.67 % change on previous year against 3.54 % change on previous year in Turkey, a difference of 13.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Laos's figure about 4.7 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 29th of 117 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.08 % change on previous year | 171.23 % change on previous year | 70.16 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 2010s | 118.48 % change on previous year | 143.41 % change on previous year | 24.93 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 2020s | 41.81 % change on previous year | 146.79 % change on previous year | 104.98 % change on previous year | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate, Laos or Turkey?
- Laos, at 16.67 % change on previous year against 3.54 % change on previous year in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate between Laos and Turkey?
- 13.13 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Turkey?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Turkey rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 29th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.