South Korea vs Turkey: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

South Korea
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
74th
Turkey rank
72nd

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Turkey
00.0010.0020.0030.004200220122023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkey ahead.

South Korea ranks 74th and Turkey ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre Turkey
2010s 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre Turkey
2020s 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, South Korea or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between South Korea and Turkey?
0 hectares per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Turkey rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 74th and Turkey ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.