Japan vs Southern Africa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Japan
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 47,122 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 22,214 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 231 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,917 1000 ha | 44,901 1000 ha | 19,985 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 24,916 1000 ha | 45,369 1000 ha | 20,452 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 24,946 1000 ha | 46,223 1000 ha | 21,278 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 24,914 1000 ha | 46,909 1000 ha | 21,995 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Japan or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 47,122 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Japan and Southern Africa?
- 22,214 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Southern Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Southern Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
- Japan ranks 28th and Southern Africa 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.