Gabon vs Japan: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Gabon
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24,908 1000 ha against 23,555 1000 ha in Gabon, a difference of 1,353 1000 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 29th 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 | Gabon | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,742 1000 ha | 24,917 1000 ha | 1,175 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 23,693 1000 ha | 24,916 1000 ha | 1,223 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 23,634 1000 ha | 24,946 1000 ha | 1,312 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 23,572 1000 ha | 24,914 1000 ha | 1,341 1000 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Gabon or Japan?
- Japan, at 24,908 1000 ha against 23,555 1000 ha in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Gabon and Japan?
- 1,353 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Japan rank globally for forest land — area?
- Gabon ranks 29th 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.
Individual pages
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.