France vs Japan: Savanna fires — Burned Area
France
1,721 ha
in 2024
Japan
1,481 ha
in 2024
France rank
106th
Japan rank
109th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 1,721 ha against 1,481 ha in Japan, a difference of 240 ha.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 106th and Japan ranks 109th of 221 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 | 9,926 ha | 1,521 ha | 8,405 ha | France |
| 2000s | 13,843 ha | 2,446 ha | 11,397 ha | France |
| 2010s | 13,234 ha | 2,852 ha | 10,382 ha | France |
| 2020s | 11,094 ha | 2,155 ha | 8,940 ha | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, France or Japan?
- France, at 1,721 ha against 1,481 ha in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between France and Japan?
- 240 ha, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- France ranks 106th and Japan ranks 109th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.