Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Japan
Japan: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -2,200 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
Japan recorded -2,200 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Japan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -7,400 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -7,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -7,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -7,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -7,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -7,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -7,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -7,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -7,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -7,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,000 hectares | -221.6% |
| 2002 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -4,400 hectares | -148.9% |
| 2012 | -4,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -4,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -4,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -4,400 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -5,000 hectares | +13.6% |
| 2017 | -5,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -5,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -5,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -2,200 hectares | -56.0% |
| 2022 | -2,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -2,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2,200 hectares | -0.0% |
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 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Japan?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,400 hectares in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Japan ranks 170th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.