Japan vs Malaysia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Japan
7,255 hectares
in 2025
Malaysia
7,191 hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
112th
Malaysia rank
113th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7,255 hectares against 7,191 hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 64 hectares.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 112th and Malaysia ranks 113th of 225 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,987 hectares | 59,063 hectares | 46,076 hectares | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 12,347 hectares | 39,854 hectares | 27,506 hectares | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 12,407 hectares | 13,459 hectares | 1,052 hectares | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 7,255 hectares against 7,191 hectares in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Japan and Malaysia?
- 64 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Japan ranks 112th and Malaysia ranks 113th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.