Japan vs Lithuania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Japan
536.65 hectares
in 2025
Lithuania
472.25 hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
122nd
Lithuania rank
123rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 536.65 hectares against 472.25 hectares in Lithuania, a difference of 64.4 hectares.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lithuania ahead.
Japan ranks 122nd and Lithuania ranks 123rd of 225 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 372.97 hectares | 359.55 hectares | 13.42 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 867.22 hectares | 38.64 hectares | 828.58 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 919.46 hectares | 157.42 hectares | 762.04 hectares | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 536.65 hectares against 472.25 hectares in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Japan and Lithuania?
- 64.4 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Japan ranks 122nd and Lithuania ranks 123rd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.