Japan vs Northern America: Other forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Japan
89.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Northern America
-65.8 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
28th
Northern America rank
29th
Other forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Northern America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 89.4 % change on previous year against -65.8 % change on previous year in Northern America, a difference of 155.2 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Northern America ahead.
Japan ranks 28th and Northern America ranks 29th of 163 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.3 % change on previous year | 18.86 % change on previous year | 22.16 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 2000s | 12.14 % change on previous year | 8.54 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | 62.51 % change on previous year | 19.78 % change on previous year | 42.73 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 46.63 % change on previous year | 94.3 % change on previous year | 47.67 % change on previous year | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, annual growth rate, Japan or Northern America?
- Japan, at 89.4 % change on previous year against -65.8 % change on previous year in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area, annual growth rate between Japan and Northern America?
- 155.2 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Northern America rank globally for other forest — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 28th and Northern America ranks 29th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — 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 Other forest — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.