Japan vs Myanmar: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 3,192 1000 ha against 2,974 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 218 1000 ha.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 26th of 182 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,782 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 410 1000 ha | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 2,782 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 410 1000 ha | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 2,884 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 307.8 1000 ha | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 2,976 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 216 1000 ha | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Japan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 3,192 1000 ha against 2,974 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Japan and Myanmar?
- 218 1000 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Japan ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 26th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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.