Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Japan
Japan: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 59.54 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Japan is 59.54 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Japan peaked at 59.54 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.47 %, in 2000.
Japan ranks 193rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.64 % | 58.5 % | 58.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.61 % | 58.47 % | 58.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.03 % | 58.78 % | 59.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.47 % | 59.39 % | 59.54 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 16.66 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 23.82 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 33,416 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 9,315 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.13 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 645,005 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 424,342 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Japan?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Japan was 59.54 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.54 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.47 % in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Japan ranks 193rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.