Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Japan

Japan: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 40.46 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
40.46 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
41.53 %
in 2000
All-time low
40.46 %
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Japan, 1990–2025

0102030401990200720251990: 41.2 %1991: 41.3 %1992: 41.3 %1993: 41.3 %1994: 41.4 %1995: 41.4 %1996: 41.4 %1997: 41.4 %1998: 41.5 %1999: 41.5 %2000: 41.5 %2001: 41.5 %2002: 41.5 %2003: 41.4 %2004: 41.4 %2005: 41.4 %2006: 41.4 %2007: 41.3 %2008: 41.3 %2009: 41.2 %2010: 41.2 %2011: 41.2 %2012: 41.1 %2013: 41.1 %2014: 41 %2015: 41 %2016: 40.9 %2017: 40.8 %2018: 40.8 %2019: 40.7 %2020: 40.6 %2021: 40.6 %2022: 40.5 %2023: 40.5 %2024: 40.5 %2025: 40.5 %

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 33rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 33rd out of 191 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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.