Japan vs Melanesia: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan
Japan
99.9%
in 2025
Melanesia
14.8%
in 2025
Japan rank
14th
Melanesia rank
15th
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan over time
- Japan
- Melanesia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 99.9% against 14.8% in Melanesia, a difference of 85.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 6.8 times Melanesia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 14th and Melanesia ranks 15th of 105 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 14.8% | 85.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 14.8% | 85.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 14.8% | 85.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 14.8% | 85.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan, Japan or Melanesia?
- Japan, at 99.9% against 14.8% in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan between Japan and Melanesia?
- 85.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Melanesia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Japan ranks 14th and Melanesia ranks 15th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.