Thailand vs Türkiye: Forest fires — Burned Area
Thailand
362,523 ha
in 2024
Türkiye
2,750 ha
in 2024
Thailand rank
14th
Türkiye rank
13th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Thailand
- Türkiye
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 362,523 ha against 2,750 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 359,773 ha.
That makes Thailand's figure about 131.8 times Türkiye's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 219 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 300,319 ha | 1,800 ha | 298,519 ha | Thailand |
| 2000s | 359,576 ha | 1,173 ha | 358,403 ha | Thailand |
| 2010s | 428,846 ha | 1,087 ha | 427,759 ha | Thailand |
| 2020s | 431,588 ha | 7,104 ha | 424,483 ha | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Thailand or Türkiye?
- Thailand, at 362,523 ha against 2,750 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Thailand and Türkiye?
- 359,773 ha, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Türkiye rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Thailand ranks 14th 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.
Individual pages
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.