Brazil vs Japan: Planted Forest — Area

Brazil
9,214 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan
10,077 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
Japan rank
7th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199020072025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 10,077 1000 ha against 9,214 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 863 1000 ha.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 191 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 3,600 1000 ha 10,307 1000 ha 6,706 1000 ha Japan
2000s 5,306 1000 ha 10,313 1000 ha 5,007 1000 ha Japan
2010s 9,093 1000 ha 10,221 1000 ha 1,128 1000 ha Japan
2020s 9,420 1000 ha 10,098 1000 ha 678.89 1000 ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Brazil or Japan?
Japan, at 10,077 1000 ha against 9,214 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Brazil and Japan?
863 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for planted forest — area?
Brazil ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 191 countries.
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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.