Japan vs Sweden: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27,934 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 3,026 1000 ha.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 25th of 231 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,917 1000 ha | 28,108 1000 ha | 3,191 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2000s | 24,916 1000 ha | 28,122 1000 ha | 3,206 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2010s | 24,946 1000 ha | 27,999 1000 ha | 3,053 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2020s | 24,914 1000 ha | 27,934 1000 ha | 3,020 1000 ha | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27,934 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Japan and Sweden?
- 3,026 1000 ha, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for forest land — area?
- Japan ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 25th 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.