India vs Japan: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 13,472 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 3,395 1000 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 191 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,945 1000 ha | 10,307 1000 ha | 638.06 1000 ha | India |
| 2000s | 11,479 1000 ha | 10,313 1000 ha | 1,165 1000 ha | India |
| 2010s | 12,138 1000 ha | 10,221 1000 ha | 1,918 1000 ha | India |
| 2020s | 13,368 1000 ha | 10,098 1000 ha | 3,270 1000 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, India or Japan?
- India, at 13,472 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between India and Japan?
- 3,395 1000 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for planted forest — area?
- India ranks 6th 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
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.