Japan vs Liberia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Japan
68.3%
in 2025
Liberia
65.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
27th
Liberia rank
29th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Japan
- Liberia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68.3% against 65.7% in Liberia, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.
Japan ranks 27th and Liberia ranks 29th of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 83.2% | 14.7% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 83.2% | 14.9% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 76.1% | 7.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 66.7% | 1.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Japan or Liberia?
- Japan, at 68.3% against 65.7% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Japan and Liberia?
- 2.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Liberia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Liberia rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Japan ranks 27th and Liberia ranks 29th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.