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

Malaysia
0.0008 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
69th
Turkey rank
72nd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.

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

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

Malaysia ranks 69th and Turkey ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre 0.002 hectares per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre 0.0003 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, Malaysia or Turkey?
Malaysia, at 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Turkey?
0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 69th 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.