Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Timor-Leste or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 0.3188 kt against 0.0198 kt in Timor-Leste as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste 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.

Timor-Leste vs Türkiye: Forest fires — Emissions

Timor-Leste

0.0198 kt

in 2024

Türkiye

0.3188 kt

in 2024

Timor-Leste rank

14th

Türkiye rank

13th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Timor-Leste
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 0.3188 kt against 0.0198 kt in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.299 kt.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 16.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Türkiye ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 22 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Timor-Leste	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1423 kt	0.2826 kt	0.1404 kt	Türkiye
2000s	0.1986 kt	0.1438 kt	0.0547 kt	Timor-Leste
2010s	0.113 kt	0.126 kt	0.013 kt	Türkiye
2020s	0.0939 kt	0.8235 kt	0.7296 kt	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Timor-Leste or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 0.3188 kt against 0.0198 kt in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Timor-Leste and Türkiye?: 0.299 kt, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Türkiye?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Timor-Leste and Türkiye rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Timor-Leste ranks 14th 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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About this data

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.