Northern America vs Türkiye: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Northern America
4.51 million ha
in 2024
Türkiye
12,889 ha
in 2024
Northern America rank
14th
Türkiye rank
12th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Northern America
- Türkiye
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 4.51 million ha against 12,889 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 4.49 million ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 349.7 times Türkiye's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million ha | 7,626 ha | 1.66 million ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 2.01 million ha | 2,634 ha | 2.01 million ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 2.54 million ha | 1,542 ha | 2.54 million ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 4.39 million ha | 19,672 ha | 4.37 million ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Northern America or Türkiye?
- Northern America, at 4.51 million ha against 12,889 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Northern America and Türkiye?
- 4.49 million ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Türkiye rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Northern America ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.