Japan vs Northern Africa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Japan
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 30,793 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 5,885 1000 ha.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 31st and Northern Africa ranks 31st of 249 countries.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,917 1000 ha | 43,262 1000 ha | 18,345 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 24,916 1000 ha | 41,515 1000 ha | 16,599 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 24,946 1000 ha | 34,081 1000 ha | 9,136 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 24,914 1000 ha | 31,238 1000 ha | 6,325 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Japan or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 30,793 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Japan and Northern Africa?
- 5,885 1000 ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Northern Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
- Japan ranks 31st and Northern Africa ranks 31st of 249 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.