Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC

Bulgaria
5,258 ha
in 2020
Türkiye
18,603 ha
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
8th
Türkiye rank
1st

Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Türkiye
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020052020

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 18,603 ha against 5,258 ha in Bulgaria, a difference of 13,345 ha.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 3.5 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Türkiye ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 1st of 24 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 6,179 ha 14,021 ha 7,842 ha Türkiye
2000s 14,714 ha 12,000 ha 2,714 ha Bulgaria
2010s 5,457 ha 6,826 ha 1,369 ha Türkiye
2020s 5,258 ha 18,603 ha 13,345 ha Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area — unfccc, Bulgaria or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 18,603 ha against 5,258 ha in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area — unfccc between Bulgaria and Türkiye?
13,345 ha, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Türkiye?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Türkiye rank globally for other forest — burned area — unfccc?
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 1st of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
25 places, 721 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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