Canada vs Japan: Planted Forest — Area

Canada
20,708 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan
10,077 1000 ha
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
Japan rank
7th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Japan
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 20,708 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 10,631 1000 ha.

That makes Canada's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.

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

Canada ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 6,770 1000 ha 10,307 1000 ha 3,537 1000 ha Japan
2000s 11,531 1000 ha 10,313 1000 ha 1,218 1000 ha Canada
2010s 16,064 1000 ha 10,221 1000 ha 5,843 1000 ha Canada
2020s 19,575 1000 ha 10,098 1000 ha 9,476 1000 ha Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Canada or Japan?
Canada, at 20,708 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Canada and Japan?
10,631 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and Japan rank globally for planted forest — area?
Canada ranks 5th 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.