Japan vs South Korea: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0015 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.002 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
132nd
South Korea rank
129th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 132nd and South Korea ranks 129th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre | Japan |
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, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 132nd and South Korea ranks 129th 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.