Japan vs Ukraine: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Japan

461.32 hectares

in 2024

Ukraine

415.82 hectares

in 2024

Japan rank

86th

Ukraine rank

89th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Japan currently reports 461.32 hectares against 415.82 hectares in Ukraine, a difference of 45.5 hectares.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 86th and Ukraine ranks 89th 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.