Brazil vs Japan: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.0026 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0028 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
49th
Japan rank
48th
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0028 ha per square kilometre against 0.0026 ha per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.0002 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 49th and Japan ranks 48th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0028 ha per square kilometre against 0.0026 ha per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Japan?
- 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 49th and Japan ranks 48th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.