Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Japan
Japan: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 68.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
68.3%
World rank
21st
of 219 countries
All-time high
68.5%
in 2010
All-time low
68.2%
in 2000
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Japan is 68.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Japan peaked at 68.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2000.
Japan ranks 21st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.4% | — |
| 2000 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 68.4% | 68.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 68.2% | 68.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 68.4% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 18 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 19 Bhutan 70.1% compare
- 20 Sweden 68.6% compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 66.5% compare
- 23 Liberia 65.7% compare
- 24 Cook Islands 65.0% compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0093 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0042 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Japan?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Japan was 68.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Japan ranks 21st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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