Japan vs Russian Federation: Planted Forest — Area

Japan
10,077 1000 ha
in 2025
Russian Federation
20,797 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Russian Federation rank
4th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Japan
  • Russian Federation
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 20,797 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 10,720 1000 ha.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 191 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 10,311 1000 ha 17,726 1000 ha 7,415 1000 ha Russian Federation
2000s 10,313 1000 ha 19,177 1000 ha 8,864 1000 ha Russian Federation
2010s 10,221 1000 ha 20,422 1000 ha 10,201 1000 ha Russian Federation
2020s 10,098 1000 ha 20,710 1000 ha 10,612 1000 ha Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Japan or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 20,797 1000 ha against 10,077 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Japan and Russian Federation?
10,720 1000 ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Japan and Russian Federation rank globally for planted forest — area?
Japan ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 4th 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.