Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Kenya
2,094 ha
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2,427 ha
in 2024
Kenya rank
24th
Turkmenistan rank
22nd
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Kenya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2,427 ha against 2,094 ha in Kenya, a difference of 333 ha.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kenya ranks 24th and Turkmenistan ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,930 ha | 36,252 ha | 14,678 ha | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2,170 ha | 10,743 ha | 8,573 ha | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 4,035 ha | 8,058 ha | 4,024 ha | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 2,265 ha | 8,114 ha | 5,849 ha | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Kenya or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2,427 ha against 2,094 ha in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 333 ha, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Turkmenistan rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Kenya ranks 24th and Turkmenistan ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.