Japan vs Tajikistan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Japan
0.0015 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Tajikistan
0.0012 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
132nd
Tajikistan rank
133rd

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Japan ranks 132nd and Tajikistan ranks 133rd of 206 countries.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Tajikistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.001 hectares per square kilometre 0.0497 hectares per square kilometre 0.0487 hectares per square kilometre Tajikistan
2010s 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre 0.0149 hectares per square kilometre 0.0125 hectares per square kilometre Tajikistan
2020s 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre 0.0075 hectares per square kilometre 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre Tajikistan

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 Tajikistan?
Japan, at 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Japan and Tajikistan?
0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tajikistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Japan and Tajikistan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 132nd and Tajikistan ranks 133rd 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.