Gabon vs Japan: Share of global forest area
Gabon
0.6%
in 2025
Japan
0.6%
in 2025
Gabon rank
26th
Japan rank
25th
Share of global forest area over time
- Gabon
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 26th and Japan ranks 25th of 235 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Gabon or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Gabon and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Japan rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Gabon ranks 26th and Japan ranks 25th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.