Japan vs Southern Europe: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Japan
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 48,321 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 23,413 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Southern Europe ranks 27th of 231 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,917 1000 ha | 40,374 1000 ha | 15,457 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 24,916 1000 ha | 43,820 1000 ha | 18,904 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 24,946 1000 ha | 46,138 1000 ha | 21,193 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 24,914 1000 ha | 48,103 1000 ha | 23,190 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Japan or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 48,321 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Japan and Southern Europe?
- 23,413 1000 ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Southern Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Southern Europe rank globally for forest land — area?
- Japan ranks 28th and Southern Europe ranks 27th 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.