Japan vs Norway: Change forest area share total

Japan
-0.0088
in 2025
Norway
-0.0201
in 2025
Japan rank
148th
Norway rank
151st

Change forest area share total over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
-0.04-0.0200.020.04199120082025

How they compare

Japan currently reports -0.0088 against -0.0201 in Norway, a difference of 0.0113.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Norway ahead.

Japan ranks 148th and Norway ranks 151st of 228 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0297 -0.0151 0.0146 Norway
2000s 0.0295 -0.0379 0.0674 Japan
2010s -0.0132 -0.0255 0.0123 Japan
2020s -0.0107 -0.0201 0.0094 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change forest area share total, Japan or Norway?
Japan, at -0.0088 against -0.0201 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in change forest area share total between Japan and Norway?
0.0113, 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 change forest area share total?
Japan ranks 148th and Norway ranks 151st of 228 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change forest area share total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change forest area share total
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed