Japan vs Vanuatu: Annual change in forest area
Japan
-2,200 hectares
in 2025
Vanuatu
-2,384 hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
170th
Vanuatu rank
172nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Japan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Japan currently reports -2,200 hectares against -2,384 hectares in Vanuatu, a difference of 184 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Japan ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 172nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,400 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 5,016 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 7,360 hectares | -2,385 hectares | 9,745 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | -3,300 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 915.9 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | -2,667 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 282.66 hectares | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Japan or Vanuatu?
- Japan, at -2,200 hectares against -2,384 hectares in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Japan and Vanuatu?
- 184 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vanuatu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Vanuatu rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Japan ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 172nd 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.