Canada vs Japan: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Canada

-0.0%

in 2025

Japan

-0.0%

in 2025

Canada rank

145th

Japan rank

148th

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

Canada currently reports -0.0% against -0.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 145th and Japan ranks 148th of 228 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.