Bhutan vs Japan: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Bhutan

154.43 hectares

in 2024

Japan

152.97 hectares

in 2024

Bhutan rank

81st

Japan rank

82nd

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Bhutan
Japan

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 154.43 hectares against 152.97 hectares in Japan, a difference of 1.46 hectares.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 81st and Japan ranks 82nd of 152 countries.

Individual pages

Tree cover loss from wildfires in Bhutan
Tree cover loss from wildfires in Japan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).