Brazil vs Japan: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Brazil
9.21 million hectares
in 2025
Japan
10.08 million hectares
in 2025
Brazil rank
7th
Japan rank
6th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.08 million hectares against 9.21 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 863,500 hectares.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 185 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.60 million hectares | 10.31 million hectares | 6.71 million hectares | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.31 million hectares | 10.31 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.09 million hectares | 10.22 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.42 million hectares | 10.10 million hectares | 678,885 hectares | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 10.08 million hectares against 9.21 million hectares in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between Brazil and Japan?
- 863,500 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 185 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.