Annual change in forest area in Japan
Japan: Annual change in forest area was -2,200 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Japan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Japan stood at -2,200 hectares.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Japan peaked at 9,000 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -7,400 hectares, in 1991.
Japan ranks 170th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,400 hectares | -7,400 hectares | -7,400 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 7,360 hectares | -7,400 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -3,300 hectares | -5,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,667 hectares | -5,000 hectares | -2,200 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,063 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 38.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.3162 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 50.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6478 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4564 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Japan?
- Annual change in forest area in Japan was -2,200 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,400 hectares in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for annual change in forest area?
- Japan ranks 170th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.