Saudi Arabia vs Turkmenistan: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Saudi Arabia
0.0009 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.0012 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Turkmenistan rank
24th

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Turkmenistan
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0012 ha per square kilometre against 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Turkmenistan ranks 24th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0007 ha per square kilometre 0.0771 ha per square kilometre 0.0764 ha per square kilometre Turkmenistan
2000s 0.0021 ha per square kilometre 0.0229 ha per square kilometre 0.0208 ha per square kilometre Turkmenistan
2010s 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0.0171 ha per square kilometre 0.017 ha per square kilometre Turkmenistan
2020s 0.0009 ha per square kilometre 0.0203 ha per square kilometre 0.0194 ha per square kilometre Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.0012 ha per square kilometre against 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan?
0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Turkmenistan ranks 24th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.