Japan vs East Timor: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Japan
-2,200 hectares
in 2025
East Timor
-848 hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
170th
East Timor rank
167th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Japan
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports -848 hectares against -2,200 hectares in Japan, a difference of 1,352 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Timor ahead.
Japan ranks 170th and East Timor ranks 167th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,400 hectares | -1,400 hectares | 6,000 hectares | East Timor |
| 2000s | 7,360 hectares | -1,400 hectares | 8,760 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | -3,300 hectares | -1,400 hectares | 1,900 hectares | East Timor |
| 2020s | -2,667 hectares | -940 hectares | 1,727 hectares | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Japan or East Timor?
- East Timor, at -848 hectares against -2,200 hectares in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Japan and East Timor?
- 1,352 hectares, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and East Timor rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Japan ranks 170th and East Timor ranks 167th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.