Eastern Europe vs Japan: Planted Forest — Area

Eastern Europe
41,007 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan
10,077 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Europe rank
8th
Japan rank
7th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Eastern Europe
  • Japan
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Europe currently reports 41,007 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 30,930 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 4.1 times Japan's.

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

Eastern Europe ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Europe Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 36,942 1000 ha 10,307 1000 ha 26,636 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2000s 38,628 1000 ha 10,313 1000 ha 28,314 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2010s 40,682 1000 ha 10,221 1000 ha 30,462 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2020s 40,997 1000 ha 10,098 1000 ha 30,899 1000 ha Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Eastern Europe or Japan?
Eastern Europe, at 41,007 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Eastern Europe and Japan?
30,930 1000 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eastern Europe and Japan rank globally for planted forest — area?
Eastern Europe ranks 8th 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

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.