Japan vs Laos: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Japan

152.97 hectares

in 2024

Laos

150.03 hectares

in 2024

Japan rank

82nd

Laos rank

85th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Japan
Laos

How they compare

Japan currently reports 152.97 hectares against 150.03 hectares in Laos, a difference of 2.94 hectares.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 82nd and Laos ranks 85th of 152 countries.

Individual pages

Tree cover loss from wildfires in Japan
Tree cover loss from wildfires in Laos
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).