Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Japan
Japan: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 40.46 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 40.46 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Japan peaked at 41.53 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.46 %, in 2025.
Japan ranks 36th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.23 % | — |
| 1991 | 41.26 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 41.29 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 41.32 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 41.35 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 41.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 41.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 41.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 41.47 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 41.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 41.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 41.47 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 41.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 41.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.35 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.25 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.22 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 41.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.07 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.96 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 40.89 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.82 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.75 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.68 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.52 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 40.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 40.46 % | -0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 40.46 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 40.46 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.33 %, 6.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.36 % | 41.23 % | 41.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.39 % | 41.25 % | 41.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.97 % | 40.68 % | 41.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.54 % | 40.46 % | 40.61 % | 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Japan?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Japan was 40.46 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.53 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.46 % in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Planted 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.