Australia vs Türkiye: Other forest — Burned Area
Australia
121,693 ha
in 2024
Türkiye
2,750 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Türkiye rank
12th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Australia currently reports 121,693 ha against 2,750 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 118,943 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 44.3 times Türkiye's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585,954 ha | 1,800 ha | 584,153 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 471,369 ha | 1,173 ha | 470,196 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 550,375 ha | 1,087 ha | 549,288 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 434,608 ha | 7,104 ha | 427,504 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Australia or Türkiye?
- Australia, at 121,693 ha against 2,750 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Australia and Türkiye?
- 118,943 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Türkiye rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Australia ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.