Japan vs Norway: Annual change in forest area
Japan
-2,200 hectares
in 2025
Norway
-2,434 hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
170th
Norway rank
173rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports -2,200 hectares against -2,434 hectares in Norway, a difference of 234 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 170th and Norway ranks 173rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,400 hectares | -1,839 hectares | 5,561 hectares | Norway |
| 2000s | 7,360 hectares | -4,611 hectares | 11,971 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | -3,300 hectares | -3,097 hectares | 203.47 hectares | Norway |
| 2020s | -2,667 hectares | -2,434 hectares | 232.65 hectares | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at -2,200 hectares against -2,434 hectares in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Japan and Norway?
- 234 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Japan ranks 170th and Norway ranks 173rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.