Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.1% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.008 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Japan 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -78.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +1233.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -87.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +479.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +84.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +133.3% |
| 2014 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +288.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +123.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -84.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +483.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -57.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 | +1233.0% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +483.3% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +479.9% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.008 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.