Japan vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Japan
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68.34 % against 26.1 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 42.24 %.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.6 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 20th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 210 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.35 % | 30.45 % | 37.9 % | Japan |
| 2000s | 68.36 % | 29 % | 39.36 % | Japan |
| 2010s | 68.44 % | 27.37 % | 41.06 % | Japan |
| 2020s | 68.35 % | 26.35 % | 42.01 % | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Japan or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Japan, at 68.34 % against 26.1 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Japan and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- 42.24 %, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Japan ranks 20th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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.