France vs Japan: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

France
15,439 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan
14,831 1000 ha
in 2025
France rank
38th
Japan rank
40th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • France
  • Japan
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

France currently reports 15,439 1000 ha against 14,831 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 608 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

France ranks 38th and Japan ranks 40th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 13,265 1000 ha 14,610 1000 ha 1,345 1000 ha Japan
2000s 13,992 1000 ha 14,603 1000 ha 611.25 1000 ha Japan
2010s 14,617 1000 ha 14,725 1000 ha 108.4 1000 ha Japan
2020s 15,246 1000 ha 14,815 1000 ha 431.5 1000 ha France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, France or Japan?
France, at 15,439 1000 ha against 14,831 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between France and Japan?
608 1000 ha, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do France and Japan rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
France ranks 38th and Japan ranks 40th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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.