Japan vs Myanmar: Forest area
Japan
24,908
in 2025
Myanmar
27,095
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
Myanmar rank
19th
Forest area over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 27,095 against 24,908 in Japan, a difference of 2,187.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 19th of 219 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,950 | 39,218 | 14,268 | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 24,876 | 34,868 | 9,992 | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 24,955 | 30,717 | 5,762 | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 24,914 | 27,820 | 2,906 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Japan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 27,095 against 24,908 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Myanmar?
- 2,187, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 19th of 219 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.