Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Japan or Morocco?

Morocco, at 622.51 hectares against 536.65 hectares in Japan as of 2025.

What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Japan and Morocco?

85.86 hectares, with Morocco ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Morocco?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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

Japan

536.65 hectares

in 2025

Morocco

622.51 hectares

in 2025

Japan rank

122nd

Morocco rank

120th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Japan
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 622.51 hectares against 536.65 hectares in Japan, a difference of 85.86 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Morocco ahead.

Japan ranks 122nd and Morocco ranks 120th of 225 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
2000s	372.97 hectares	2,571 hectares	2,198 hectares	Morocco
2010s	867.22 hectares	2,864 hectares	1,996 hectares	Morocco
2020s	919.46 hectares	5,459 hectares	4,540 hectares	Morocco

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 Morocco?: Morocco, at 622.51 hectares against 536.65 hectares in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Japan and Morocco?: 85.86 hectares, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Morocco?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Japan and Morocco rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?: Japan ranks 122nd and Morocco ranks 120th 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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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, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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