France vs Japan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

France
1,052 hectares
in 2024
Japan
772.77 hectares
in 2024
France rank
112th
Japan rank
115th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

France currently reports 1,052 hectares against 772.77 hectares in Japan, a difference of 279.06 hectares.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was France ahead.

France ranks 112th and Japan ranks 115th of 225 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
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
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.