Japan vs Northern Europe: Forest area
Japan
24,908 ha th
in 2025
Northern Europe
75,555 ha th
in 2025
Japan rank
28th
Northern Europe rank
25th
Forest area over time
- Japan
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Northern Europe currently reports 75,555 ha th against 24,908 ha th in Japan, a difference of 50,647 ha th.
That makes Northern Europe's figure about 3.0 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Northern Europe ranks 25th of 255 countries.
Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,950 ha th | 73,273 ha th | 48,323 ha th | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 24,876 ha th | 74,500 ha th | 49,624 ha th | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 24,955 ha th | 74,941 ha th | 49,986 ha th | Northern Europe |
| 2020s | 24,914 ha th | 75,468 ha th | 50,554 ha th | Northern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Japan or Northern Europe?
- Northern Europe, at 75,555 ha th against 24,908 ha th in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Northern Europe?
- 50,647 ha th, with Northern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern Europe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Northern Europe rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 28th and Northern Europe ranks 25th of 255 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.