Americas vs Japan: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Americas
- Japan
How they compare
Americas currently reports 67,144 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 57,067 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 6.7 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 35 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,978 1000 ha | 10,307 1000 ha | 24,671 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 47,349 1000 ha | 10,313 1000 ha | 37,035 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 59,899 1000 ha | 10,221 1000 ha | 49,678 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 65,871 1000 ha | 10,098 1000 ha | 55,772 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Americas or Japan?
- Americas, at 67,144 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Americas and Japan?
- 57,067 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Japan rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Americas ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — 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.