Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Japan
Japan: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 89.4 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Japan, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Japan is 89.4 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 224.7% on the previous year and down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Japan peaked at 468.49 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -75.98 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Japan 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Japan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -22.95 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -24.68 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 1999 | 16.61 % change on previous year | +1136.9% |
| 2000 | 14.02 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2001 | -23.23 % change on previous year | -265.7% |
| 2002 | 42.38 % change on previous year | -282.4% |
| 2003 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 2004 | -40.73 % change on previous year | +1041.3% |
| 2005 | 85.4 % change on previous year | -309.7% |
| 2006 | -10.13 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 2007 | 105 % change on previous year | -1137.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 2009 | -63.7 % change on previous year | -500.7% |
| 2010 | 4.34 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 2011 | 68.06 % change on previous year | +1467.8% |
| 2012 | -67.77 % change on previous year | -199.6% |
| 2013 | 30.79 % change on previous year | -145.4% |
| 2014 | 468.49 % change on previous year | +1421.5% |
| 2015 | -71.72 % change on previous year | -115.3% |
| 2016 | -57.31 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 162.84 % change on previous year | -384.1% |
| 2018 | 90.22 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 2019 | -2.86 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 2020 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -285.3% |
| 2021 | -75.98 % change on previous year | -1535.6% |
| 2022 | 286.11 % change on previous year | -476.6% |
| 2023 | -71.69 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2024 | 89.4 % change on previous year | -224.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 89.4 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Japan's 89.4 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -42.18 % change on previous year. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.3 % change on previous year | -24.68 % change on previous year | 16.61 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.14 % change on previous year | -63.7 % change on previous year | 105 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.51 % change on previous year | -71.72 % change on previous year | 468.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.63 % change on previous year | -75.98 % change on previous year | 286.11 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 31 Serbia and Montenegro 100.08 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 98.4 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Philippines 97.03 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Sudan 88.07 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Sudan (former) 82.72 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Liberia 81.79 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Japan?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Japan was 89.4 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 468.49 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -75.98 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.