Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0027 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.0027 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.4% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0144 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
Japan ranks 115th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -89.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +503.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -72.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +1265.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +89.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +89.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -84.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +815.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +110.8% |
| 2018 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +118.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +192.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -75.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0027 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1265.9% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +815.9% | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +503.5% | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 112 Serbia 0.0049 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Afghanistan 0.0031 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Lithuania 0.0028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Saudi Arabia 0.0021 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Belarus 0.0016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Malaysia 0.0015 ha per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0027 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
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.