Japan vs Northern America: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Japan
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 48,131 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 38,054 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.8 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 7th of 191 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,307 1000 ha | 26,788 1000 ha | 16,481 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 10,313 1000 ha | 35,443 1000 ha | 25,130 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 10,221 1000 ha | 42,407 1000 ha | 32,187 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 10,098 1000 ha | 47,018 1000 ha | 36,919 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Japan or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 48,131 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Japan and Northern America?
- 38,054 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Northern America rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Japan ranks 7th and Northern America 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.