Japan vs Liberia: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Japan
89.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Liberia
81.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
34th
Liberia rank
37th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Liberia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 89.4 % change on previous year against 81.79 % change on previous year in Liberia, a difference of 7.61 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Liberia ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Liberia ranks 37th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.3 % change on previous year | -8.81 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | 16.88 % change on previous year | 82.93 % change on previous year | 66.05 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 2010s | 62.51 % change on previous year | 119.16 % change on previous year | 56.65 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 2020s | 46.63 % change on previous year | 24.3 % change on previous year | 22.33 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Japan or Liberia?
- Japan, at 89.4 % change on previous year against 81.79 % change on previous year in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Japan and Liberia?
- 7.61 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Liberia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Liberia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 34th and Liberia ranks 37th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.