Japan vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Japan
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 19,013 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 8,936 1000 ha.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,307 1000 ha | 8,190 1000 ha | 2,117 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 10,313 1000 ha | 11,906 1000 ha | 1,592 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 10,221 1000 ha | 17,491 1000 ha | 7,271 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 10,098 1000 ha | 18,853 1000 ha | 8,754 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Japan or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 19,013 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 8,936 1000 ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Japan ranks 9th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th of 207 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.