Japan vs Yemen: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Japan
536.65 hectares
in 2025
Yemen
686.91 hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
122nd
Yemen rank
119th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Japan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 686.91 hectares against 536.65 hectares in Japan, a difference of 150.26 hectares.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 122nd and Yemen ranks 119th of 225 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 372.97 hectares | 2.68 hectares | 370.29 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 867.22 hectares | 21.47 hectares | 845.76 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 919.46 hectares | 246.86 hectares | 672.6 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 686.91 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 Yemen?
- 150.26 hectares, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Yemen rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Japan ranks 122nd and Yemen ranks 119th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.