India vs Türkiye: Forest fires — Burned Area
India
523,649 ha
in 2024
Türkiye
2,750 ha
in 2024
India rank
11th
Türkiye rank
13th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- India
- Türkiye
How they compare
India currently reports 523,649 ha against 2,750 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 520,899 ha.
That makes India's figure about 190.4 times Türkiye's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 219 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485,055 ha | 1,800 ha | 483,255 ha | India |
| 2000s | 602,353 ha | 1,173 ha | 601,180 ha | India |
| 2010s | 988,515 ha | 1,087 ha | 987,428 ha | India |
| 2020s | 781,081 ha | 7,104 ha | 773,977 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, India or Türkiye?
- India, at 523,649 ha against 2,750 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between India and Türkiye?
- 520,899 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Türkiye rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- India ranks 11th 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.