Forest land — Area in Japan
Japan: Forest land — Area was 24,908 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Japan is 24,908 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Japan peaked at 24,966 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24,876 1000 ha, in 2000.
Japan ranks 31st of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest land — Area in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,950 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 24,943 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 24,935 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 24,928 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 24,920 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 24,913 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 24,906 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 24,898 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 24,891 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 24,883 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 24,876 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 24,885 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24,894 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24,912 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24,921 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24,930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24,939 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24,948 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24,957 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24,966 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,962 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 24,957 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 24,953 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 24,948 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24,944 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 24,939 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 24,934 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 24,929 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 24,924 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 24,919 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 24,917 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 24,915 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 24,912 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 24,910 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 24,908 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 24,908 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 43.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Japan's 24,908 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 21.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,917 1000 ha | 24,883 1000 ha | 24,950 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,916 1000 ha | 24,876 1000 ha | 24,957 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,946 1000 ha | 24,924 1000 ha | 24,966 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,914 1000 ha | 24,908 1000 ha | 24,919 1000 ha | 6 |
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 land — area in Japan?
- Forest land — area in Japan was 24,908 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 24,966 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,876 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for forest land — area?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.