Ethiopia vs Japan: Forest area
Ethiopia
26.75 million hectares
in 2025
Japan
24.91 million hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
24th
Japan rank
25th
Forest area over time
- Ethiopia
- Japan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 26.75 million hectares against 24.91 million hectares in Japan, a difference of 1.84 million hectares.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Japan ranks 25th of 235 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.21 million hectares | 24.92 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 27.48 million hectares | 24.92 million hectares | 2.57 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 26.87 million hectares | 24.95 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 26.76 million hectares | 24.91 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ethiopia or Japan?
- Ethiopia, at 26.75 million hectares against 24.91 million hectares in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ethiopia and Japan?
- 1.84 million hectares, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th and Japan ranks 25th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.