Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 0.3188 kt against 0 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?

0.3188 kt, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Türkiye: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

0 kt

in 2024

Türkiye

0.3188 kt

in 2024

Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank

15th

Türkiye rank

13th

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 0.3188 kt against 0 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.3188 kt.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Türkiye ahead.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 22 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3797 kt	0.2826 kt	0.0971 kt	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2000s	0.0301 kt	0.1438 kt	0.1138 kt	Türkiye
2010s	0.1636 kt	0.126 kt	0.0376 kt	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2020s	0.0991 kt	0.8235 kt	0.7244 kt	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 0.3188 kt against 0 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?: 0.3188 kt, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.