Japan vs Timor-Leste: Forest land — Share in Land area

Japan
68.34 %
in 2024
Timor-Leste
70.96 %
in 2024
Japan rank
23rd
Timor-Leste rank
20th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Japan
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 70.96 % against 68.34 % in Japan, a difference of 2.62 %.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 23rd and Timor-Leste ranks 20th of 231 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1990s 68.35 % 73.59 % 5.24 % Timor-Leste
2000s 68.36 % 72.65 % 4.29 % Timor-Leste
2010s 68.44 % 71.71 % 3.27 % Timor-Leste
2020s 68.35 % 71.07 % 2.72 % Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Japan or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 70.96 % against 68.34 % in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Japan and Timor-Leste?
2.62 %, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Timor-Leste?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Japan and Timor-Leste rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Japan ranks 23rd and Timor-Leste ranks 20th of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.