Japan vs Philippines: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Japan
89.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Philippines
97.98 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
34th
Philippines rank
33rd
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 97.98 % change on previous year against 89.4 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 8.58 % change on previous year.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Philippines ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 33rd of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.3 % change on previous year | 12.77 % change on previous year | 16.06 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 2000s | 8.77 % change on previous year | -10.72 % change on previous year | 19.49 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | 62.51 % change on previous year | 121.48 % change on previous year | 58.97 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 2020s | 46.63 % change on previous year | 44.27 % change on previous year | 2.36 % 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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 97.98 % change on previous year against 89.4 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Japan and Philippines?
- 8.58 % change on previous year, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 33rd 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.