Japan vs Western Europe: Other forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Japan
89.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Europe
-58.39 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
28th
Western Europe rank
27th
Other forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Western Europe
How they compare
Japan currently reports 89.4 % change on previous year against -58.39 % change on previous year in Western Europe, a difference of 147.79 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Western Europe ahead.
Japan ranks 28th and Western Europe ranks 27th of 163 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.3 % change on previous year | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 12.14 % change on previous year | 124.88 % change on previous year | 112.75 % change on previous year | Western Europe |
| 2010s | -0.4845 % change on previous year | 58.08 % change on previous year | 58.57 % change on previous year | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 46.63 % change on previous year | 64.8 % change on previous year | 18.17 % change on previous year | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, annual growth rate, Japan or Western Europe?
- Japan, at 89.4 % change on previous year against -58.39 % change on previous year in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area, annual growth rate between Japan and Western Europe?
- 147.79 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Western Europe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Western Europe rank globally for other forest — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 28th and Western Europe ranks 27th 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.