Afghanistan vs Japan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0031 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0027 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
113th
Japan rank
115th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Japan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0031 ha per square kilometre against 0.0027 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0004 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 113th and Japan ranks 115th of 188 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Japan?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0031 ha per square kilometre against 0.0027 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Japan?
- 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 113th and Japan ranks 115th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — 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
Savanna fires — 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.