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Japan vs Nigeria: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Japan
152.97 hectares
in 2024
Nigeria
166.01 hectares
in 2024
Japan rank
82nd
Nigeria rank
80th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Japan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 166.01 hectares against 152.97 hectares in Japan, a difference of 13.04 hectares.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 80th of 152 countries.

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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

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).