Japan vs Russia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Japan
10.08 million hectares
in 2025
Russia
20.80 million hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
6th
Russia rank
3rd
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 20.80 million hectares against 10.08 million hectares in Japan, a difference of 10.72 million hectares.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and Russia ranks 3rd of 185 countries.