Primary Forest — Area in Japan
Japan: Primary Forest — Area was 2,974 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Japan is 2,974 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Japan peaked at 2,978 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,782 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Japan 27th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,782 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,782 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,807 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,832 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,858 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,883 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,908 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,922 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,936 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,950 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,964 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,978 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,977 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,976 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,976 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,975 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,974 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2,974 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.92 1000 ha, 502.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2,974 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 241.05 1000 ha, 12.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,782 1000 ha | 2,782 1000 ha | 2,782 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,782 1000 ha | 2,782 1000 ha | 2,782 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,884 1000 ha | 2,782 1000 ha | 2,964 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,976 1000 ha | 2,974 1000 ha | 2,978 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 24 Central African Republic 3,898 1000 ha compare
- 25 Cameroon 3,557 1000 ha compare
- 26 Myanmar 3,192 1000 ha compare
- 28 Sweden 2,096 1000 ha compare
- 29 New Zealand 2,000 1000 ha compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea 1,945 1000 ha 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 primary forest — area in Japan?
- Primary forest — area in Japan was 2,974 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,978 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,782 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for primary forest — area?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.