Japan vs Turkey: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24,908 1000 ha against 22,806 1000 ha in Turkey, a difference of 2,102 1000 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 34th of 249 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,917 1000 ha | 19,948 1000 ha | 4,969 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 24,916 1000 ha | 20,569 1000 ha | 4,348 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 24,946 1000 ha | 21,584 1000 ha | 3,361 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 24,914 1000 ha | 22,513 1000 ha | 2,400 1000 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Japan or Turkey?
- Japan, at 24,908 1000 ha against 22,806 1000 ha in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Japan and Turkey?
- 2,102 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for forest land — area?
- Japan ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 34th 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.