Japan vs Western Europe: Forest area
Japan
24,908 ha th
in 2025
Western Europe
35,582 ha th
in 2025
Japan rank
28th
Western Europe rank
31st
Forest area over time
- Japan
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 35,582 ha th against 24,908 ha th in Japan, a difference of 10,674 ha th.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Western Europe ranks 31st of 255 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,950 ha th | 31,779 ha th | 6,829 ha th | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 24,876 ha th | 32,795 ha th | 7,919 ha th | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 24,955 ha th | 34,312 ha th | 9,357 ha th | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 24,914 ha th | 35,333 ha th | 10,420 ha th | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Japan or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 35,582 ha th against 24,908 ha th in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Western Europe?
- 10,674 ha th, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Western Europe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Western Europe rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 28th and Western Europe ranks 31st 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.