Belarus vs Japan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Belarus
0.0011 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0015 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Belarus rank
134th
Japan rank
132nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Belarus
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre in Belarus, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 134th and Japan ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0241 hectares per square kilometre | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0231 hectares per square kilometre | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.021 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0186 hectares per square kilometre | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.0148 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0119 hectares per square kilometre | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Belarus or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Belarus and Japan?
- 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Belarus ranks 134th and Japan ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.