Japan vs Suriname: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Japan
14,831 1000 ha
in 2025
Suriname
14,660 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan rank
40th
Suriname rank
42nd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

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

How they compare

Japan currently reports 14,831 1000 ha against 14,660 1000 ha in Suriname, a difference of 171 1000 ha.

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

Japan ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 42nd of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 14,610 1000 ha 14,868 1000 ha 258.28 1000 ha Suriname
2000s 14,603 1000 ha 14,870 1000 ha 266.78 1000 ha Suriname
2010s 14,725 1000 ha 14,817 1000 ha 91.85 1000 ha Suriname
2020s 14,815 1000 ha 14,706 1000 ha 109.33 1000 ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Japan or Suriname?
Japan, at 14,831 1000 ha against 14,660 1000 ha in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Japan and Suriname?
171 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Japan and Suriname rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Japan ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 42nd 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.