Saudi Arabia vs Turkmenistan: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Saudi Arabia
0.0009 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.0012 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
29th
Turkmenistan rank
27th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0012 ha per square kilometre against 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 29th and Turkmenistan ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.0012 ha per square kilometre against 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 29th and Turkmenistan ranks 27th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 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.