Japan vs Sweden: Share global forest
Japan
0.6016
in 2025
Sweden
0.6747
in 2025
Japan rank
25th
Sweden rank
22nd
Share global forest over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.6747 against 0.6016 in Japan, a difference of 0.0731.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5801 | 0.6544 | 0.0743 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5904 | 0.6663 | 0.076 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5962 | 0.6692 | 0.073 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.5999 | 0.6727 | 0.0727 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share global forest, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.6747 against 0.6016 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share global forest between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.0731, with Sweden 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 share global forest?
- Japan ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share global forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.