Gabon vs Japan: Forest area
Gabon
23.56 million hectares
in 2025
Japan
24.91 million hectares
in 2025
Gabon rank
26th
Japan rank
25th
Forest area over time
- Gabon
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24.91 million hectares against 23.56 million hectares in Gabon, a difference of 1.35 million hectares.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 26th and Japan ranks 25th of 235 countries.
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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.