Japan vs Northern America: Planted Forest — Area

Japan
10,077 1000 ha
in 2025
Northern America
48,131 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Northern America rank
7th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Japan
  • Northern America
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020072025

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

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.