Japan vs Sweden: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10,077 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 1,378 1000 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 207 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,307 1000 ha | 7,142 1000 ha | 3,165 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 10,313 1000 ha | 7,716 1000 ha | 2,597 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 10,221 1000 ha | 8,160 1000 ha | 2,060 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 10,098 1000 ha | 8,564 1000 ha | 1,535 1000 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 10,077 1000 ha against 8,699 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Japan and Sweden?
- 1,378 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Japan ranks 9th and Sweden 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.