Ethiopia vs Japan: Forest land — Area

Ethiopia
26,747 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan
24,908 1000 ha
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
27th
Japan rank
28th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Japan
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 26,747 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 1,839 1000 ha.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 27th and Japan ranks 28th of 231 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 28,101 1000 ha 24,906 1000 ha 3,195 1000 ha Ethiopia
2000s 27,482 1000 ha 24,916 1000 ha 2,565 1000 ha Ethiopia
2010s 26,871 1000 ha 24,946 1000 ha 1,925 1000 ha Ethiopia
2020s 26,757 1000 ha 24,914 1000 ha 1,843 1000 ha Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Ethiopia or Japan?
Ethiopia, at 26,747 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Ethiopia and Japan?
1,839 1000 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for forest land — area?
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Japan ranks 28th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.