Japan vs Vanuatu: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Japan

14,979 hectares

in 2026

Vanuatu

12,291 hectares

in 2026

Japan rank

96th

Vanuatu rank

98th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Japan currently reports 14,979 hectares against 12,291 hectares in Vanuatu, a difference of 2,688 hectares.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Japan ranks 96th and Vanuatu ranks 98th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.