France vs Japan: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre

France
0.0036 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0028 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
46th
Japan rank
48th

Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Japan
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

France currently reports 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0028 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0008 ha per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 46th and Japan ranks 48th of 186 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0057 ha per square kilometre 0.005 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 ha per square kilometre France
2000s 0.0073 ha per square kilometre 0.0055 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 ha per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0074 ha per square kilometre 0.0066 ha per square kilometre 0.0008 ha per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0116 ha per square kilometre 0.0064 ha per square kilometre 0.0052 ha per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, France or Japan?
France, at 0.0036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0028 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between France and Japan?
0.0008 ha per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do France and Japan rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
France ranks 46th 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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Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.