Japan vs Western Africa: Forest area
Japan
24,908 ha th
in 2025
Western Africa
72,740 ha th
in 2025
Japan rank
28th
Western Africa rank
26th
Forest area over time
- Japan
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 72,740 ha th against 24,908 ha th in Japan, a difference of 47,832 ha th.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.9 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 255 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,950 ha th | 99,361 ha th | 74,411 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 24,876 ha th | 90,336 ha th | 65,460 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 24,955 ha th | 80,830 ha th | 55,875 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 24,914 ha th | 74,195 ha th | 49,282 ha th | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Japan or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 72,740 ha th against 24,908 ha th in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Western Africa?
- 47,832 ha th, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Western Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Western Africa rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 26th 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.