Bhutan vs Japan: Other forest — Burned Area
Bhutan
1,586 ha
in 2024
Japan
1,910 ha
in 2024
Bhutan rank
44th
Japan rank
42nd
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Bhutan
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,910 ha against 1,586 ha in Bhutan, a difference of 324 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 44th and Japan ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,045 ha | 1,819 ha | 226.37 ha | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2,030 ha | 2,019 ha | 11.23 ha | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3,414 ha | 2,418 ha | 995.62 ha | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1,839 ha | 2,249 ha | 410.07 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Bhutan or Japan?
- Japan, at 1,910 ha against 1,586 ha in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Bhutan and Japan?
- 324 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Japan rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Bhutan ranks 44th and Japan ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.