Japan vs Polynesia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Japan
68.3%
in 2025
Polynesia
48.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
Polynesia rank
14th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Japan
- Polynesia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68.3% against 48.6% in Polynesia, a difference of 19.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Polynesia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 21st and Polynesia ranks 14th of 219 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 48.7% | 19.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 49.7% | 18.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 48.9% | 19.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 48.7% | 19.6% | 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 Polynesia?
- Japan, at 68.3% against 48.6% in Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Japan and Polynesia?
- 19.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Polynesia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Polynesia rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Japan ranks 21st and Polynesia ranks 14th of 219 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.