India vs Japan: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
India
13.47 million hectares
in 2025
Japan
10.08 million hectares
in 2025
India rank
5th
Japan rank
6th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 13.47 million hectares against 10.08 million hectares in Japan, a difference of 3.39 million hectares.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 6th of 185 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.94 million hectares | 10.31 million hectares | 638,060 hectares | India |
| 2000s | 11.48 million hectares | 10.31 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | India |
| 2010s | 12.14 million hectares | 10.22 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | India |
| 2020s | 13.37 million hectares | 10.10 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, India or Japan?
- India, at 13.47 million hectares against 10.08 million hectares in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between India and Japan?
- 3.39 million hectares, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- India ranks 5th 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.