Finland vs Japan: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Finland

692.31 hectares

in 2024

Japan

461.32 hectares

in 2024

Finland rank

83rd

Japan rank

86th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Finland currently reports 692.31 hectares against 461.32 hectares in Japan, a difference of 230.99 hectares.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.

Finland ranks 83rd and Japan ranks 86th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.