Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Japan
Japan: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 2,579 ha th in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2,579 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Japan peaked at 2,579 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
Japan ranks 24th of 266 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 12.44 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 268.72 ha th | +2060.1% |
| 2010 | 1,234 ha th | +359.2% |
| 2015 | 1,655 ha th | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 1,955 ha th | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 2,019 ha th | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 2,251 ha th | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 2,402 ha th | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 2,529 ha th | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2,517 ha th | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2,517 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,576 ha th | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 2,579 ha th | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +2060.1% | 12.44 ha th | 268.72 ha th |
| 2010 | +359.2% | 268.72 ha th | 1,234 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 140.58 ha th | 12.44 ha th | 268.72 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,919 ha th | 1,234 ha th | 2,402 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,544 ha th | 2,517 ha th | 2,579 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Japan?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Japan was 2,579 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,579 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Japan ranks 24th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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