Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Japan
Japan: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 64.83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64.83
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 240 countries
All-time high
64.83
in 2024
All-time low
25.24
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Japan, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 64.83 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Japan peaked at 64.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.24, in 2000.
That places Japan 65th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.24 | — |
| 2001 | 25.62 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 25.93 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.71 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 28.94 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 30.93 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 31.92 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.24 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 35.23 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 36.27 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 36.76 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 38.28 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 40.68 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 46.67 | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 49.65 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 51.15 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 51.34 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.39 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 55.28 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 56.52 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 57.31 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 58.83 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 62.85 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 64.21 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 64.83 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 64.83 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 64.83 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.2× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Japan's 64.83 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.52, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2 | 25.24 | 36.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.87 | 36.76 | 56.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.14 | 57.31 | 64.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0024 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.8198 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.2449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Japan?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Japan was 64.83 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.24 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Japan ranks 65th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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