Land use hidden — Planted Forest in Japan

Japan: Land use hidden — Planted Forest was 101,840 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
101,840 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 189 countries
All-time high
103,310 Square kilometres
in 2000
All-time low
101,840 Square kilometres
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Planted Forest in Japan, 1990–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1990200620231990: 102.9k Square kilometres1991: 102.9k Square kilometres1992: 103.0k Square kilometres1993: 103.0k Square kilometres1994: 103.0k Square kilometres1995: 103.1k Square kilometres1996: 103.1k Square kilometres1997: 103.2k Square kilometres1998: 103.2k Square kilometres1999: 103.3k Square kilometres2000: 103.3k Square kilometres2001: 103.3k Square kilometres2002: 103.2k Square kilometres2003: 103.2k Square kilometres2004: 103.2k Square kilometres2005: 103.1k Square kilometres2006: 103.1k Square kilometres2007: 103.0k Square kilometres2008: 103.0k Square kilometres2009: 103.0k Square kilometres2010: 102.9k Square kilometres2011: 102.8k Square kilometres2012: 102.6k Square kilometres2013: 102.5k Square kilometres2014: 102.3k Square kilometres2015: 102.2k Square kilometres2016: 102.0k Square kilometres2017: 101.8k Square kilometres2018: 101.8k Square kilometres2019: 101.8k Square kilometres2020: 101.8k Square kilometres2021: 101.8k Square kilometres2022: 101.8k Square kilometres2023: 101.8k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Japan recorded 101,840 Square kilometres for land use hidden — planted forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — planted forest in Japan peaked at 103,310 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 101,840 Square kilometres, in 2017.

That places Japan 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103,068 Square kilometres 102,870 Square kilometres 103,266 Square kilometres 10
2000s 103,134 Square kilometres 102,959 Square kilometres 103,310 Square kilometres 10
2010s 102,283 Square kilometres 101,840 Square kilometres 102,920 Square kilometres 10
2020s 101,840 Square kilometres 101,840 Square kilometres 101,840 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 6 Sweden 144,324 Square kilometres compare
  2. 7 India 134,167 Square kilometres compare
  3. 8 Brazil 123,040 Square kilometres compare
  4. 10 Finland 73,681 Square kilometres compare
  5. 11 Germany 57,095 Square kilometres compare
  6. 12 Ukraine 48,410 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — planted forest in Japan?
Land use hidden — planted forest in Japan was 101,840 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 103,310 Square kilometres in 2000.
What is the lowest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 101,840 Square kilometres in 2017.
How does Japan rank for land use hidden — planted forest?
Japan ranks 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — planted forest rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Planted Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Planted Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 7,122 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata