Gabon vs Japan: Forest area
Gabon
23,555 ha th
in 2025
Japan
24,908 ha th
in 2025
Gabon rank
22nd
Japan rank
21st
Forest area over time
- Gabon
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24,908 ha th against 23,555 ha th in Gabon, a difference of 1,353 ha th.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 21st of 212 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,774 ha th | 24,950 ha th | 1,176 ha th | Japan |
| 2000s | 23,702 ha th | 24,876 ha th | 1,174 ha th | Japan |
| 2010s | 23,653 ha th | 24,955 ha th | 1,302 ha th | Japan |
| 2020s | 23,572 ha th | 24,914 ha th | 1,341 ha th | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Gabon or Japan?
- Japan, at 24,908 ha th against 23,555 ha th in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Gabon and Japan?
- 1,353 ha th, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Japan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Japan rank globally for forest area?
- Gabon ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 21st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.