Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Japan
Japan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 50.01 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Japan, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Japan is 50.01 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 166.3% on the previous year and up 620.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Japan peaked at 815.92 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -89.79 % change on previous year, in 1996.
Japan ranks 41st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate 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 | -89.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -27.72 % change on previous year | -69.1% |
| 1998 | 503.55 % change on previous year | -1916.8% |
| 1999 | -72.86 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 2000 | -45.3 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2002 | 89.5 % change on previous year | -297.6% |
| 2003 | -17.78 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 2004 | -54.04 % change on previous year | +204.0% |
| 2005 | 14.68 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 2006 | 19.24 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 89.24 % change on previous year | +363.7% |
| 2008 | -27.27 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 2009 | 30.48 % change on previous year | -211.8% |
| 2010 | -19.78 % change on previous year | -164.9% |
| 2011 | 20.15 % change on previous year | -201.9% |
| 2012 | -84.46 % change on previous year | -519.1% |
| 2013 | 815.92 % change on previous year | -1066.0% |
| 2014 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 2015 | -51.02 % change on previous year | -835.4% |
| 2016 | -69.17 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 110.82 % change on previous year | -260.2% |
| 2018 | 117.99 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2019 | -23.53 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 2021 | -52.93 % change on previous year | -1251.2% |
| 2022 | 192.15 % change on previous year | -463.0% |
| 2023 | -75.41 % change on previous year | -139.2% |
| 2024 | 50.01 % change on previous year | -166.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 50.01 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -80.81 % change on previous year. (51 countries reporting)
- Japan's 50.01 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -52.02 % change on previous year. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1916.8% | -27.72 % change on previous year | 503.55 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8 % change on previous year | -89.79 % change on previous year | 503.55 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.97 % change on previous year | -54.04 % change on previous year | 89.5 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.39 % change on previous year | -84.46 % change on previous year | 815.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 % change on previous year | -75.41 % change on previous year | 192.15 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 38 Costa Rica 51.27 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 51.22 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Gabon 51.2 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Iceland 50 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Madagascar 49.25 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 47 % 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 savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Japan?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Japan was 50.01 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 815.92 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -89.79 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 620.8%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.