Finland vs Japan: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24,908 1000 ha against 22,543 1000 ha in Finland, a difference of 2,365 1000 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 31st and Japan ranks 28th of 231 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,132 1000 ha | 24,917 1000 ha | 2,785 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 22,354 1000 ha | 24,916 1000 ha | 2,562 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 22,386 1000 ha | 24,946 1000 ha | 2,560 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 22,543 1000 ha | 24,914 1000 ha | 2,370 1000 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 24,908 1000 ha against 22,543 1000 ha in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Finland and Japan?
- 2,365 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for forest land — area?
- Finland ranks 31st 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
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.