China vs Türkiye: Forest fires — Burned Area
China
85,701 ha
in 2024
Türkiye
2,750 ha
in 2024
China rank
27th
Türkiye rank
13th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- China
- Türkiye
How they compare
China currently reports 85,701 ha against 2,750 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 82,951 ha.
That makes China's figure about 31.2 times Türkiye's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 27th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 219 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,289 ha | 1,800 ha | 126,489 ha | China |
| 2000s | 143,115 ha | 1,173 ha | 141,942 ha | China |
| 2010s | 91,616 ha | 1,087 ha | 90,529 ha | China |
| 2020s | 84,145 ha | 7,104 ha | 77,041 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, China or Türkiye?
- China, at 85,701 ha against 2,750 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between China and Türkiye?
- 82,951 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Türkiye rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- China ranks 27th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.