Forest land — Share in Land area in Japan
Japan: Forest land — Share in Land area was 68.34 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Japan stood at 68.34 %.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Japan peaked at 68.49 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 68.25 %, in 2000.
Japan ranks 27th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.43 % | — |
| 1991 | 68.41 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 68.39 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.37 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.35 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 68.33 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.31 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.29 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.27 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.25 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 68.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.48 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.47 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.46 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.45 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.43 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.42 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.41 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.39 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.38 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.36 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.35 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.34 % | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 68.34 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 2.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Japan's 68.34 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.35 % | 68.27 % | 68.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.36 % | 68.25 % | 68.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.44 % | 68.38 % | 68.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.35 % | 68.34 % | 68.36 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 25 Bhutan 70.35 % compare
- 26 Sweden 68.59 % compare
- 28 Liberia 66.1 % compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 66.03 % compare
- 30 Cook Islands 64.96 % 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)
- 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 — share in land area in Japan?
- Forest land — share in land area in Japan was 68.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.49 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.25 % in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in 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.