Which has higher grassland — burned area, Americas or Türkiye?

Americas, at 14.33 million ha against 41,374 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.

What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Americas and Türkiye?

14.29 million ha, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas 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 Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs Türkiye: Grassland — Burned Area

Americas

14.33 million ha

in 2024

Türkiye

41,374 ha

in 2024

Americas rank

11th

Türkiye rank

11th

Grassland — Burned Area over time

Americas
Türkiye

How they compare

Americas currently reports 14.33 million ha against 41,374 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 14.29 million ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 346.4 times Türkiye's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.70 million ha	65,986 ha	7.63 million ha	Americas
2000s	10.72 million ha	34,576 ha	10.69 million ha	Americas
2010s	11.04 million ha	43,724 ha	11.00 million ha	Americas
2020s	11.84 million ha	38,077 ha	11.80 million ha	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, Americas or Türkiye?: Americas, at 14.33 million ha against 41,374 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Americas and Türkiye?: 14.29 million ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Türkiye?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Türkiye rank globally for grassland — burned area?: Americas ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Grassland — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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