Japan vs New Zealand: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Japan
0 hectares per person
in 2025
New Zealand
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Japan rank
139th
New Zealand rank
136th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Japan, a difference of 0 hectares per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.8 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 136th of 206 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Japan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0 hectares per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Japan ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 136th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.