Japan vs Norway: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Japan
-0.0%
in 2025
Norway
-0.0%
in 2025
Japan rank
148th
Norway rank
151st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.0% against -0.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at -0.0% against -0.0% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Japan and Norway?
- 0.0%, 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 as a share of forest area?
- Japan ranks 148th and Norway ranks 151st of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.