Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 92.76 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
92.76 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
37th
of 170 countries
All-time high
177.39 m3 per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
41.74 m3 per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 92.76 m3 per square kilometre for roundwood — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 177.39 m3 per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 41.74 m3 per square kilometre, in 2002.
Japan ranks 37th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 177.39 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 158.17 m3 per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1963 | 162.47 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 168.29 m3 per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 161.55 m3 per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 162.5 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 161.64 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 149.1 m3 per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 140.68 m3 per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 135.81 m3 per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 128.11 m3 per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 121.65 m3 per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 115.97 m3 per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 108.3 m3 per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 95.2 m3 per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 97.87 m3 per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 93.63 m3 per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 88.79 m3 per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 91.82 m3 per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 93.94 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 86.65 m3 per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 89.03 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 85.71 m3 per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 90.05 m3 per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 91.25 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 87.52 m3 per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 85.29 m3 per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 84.66 m3 per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 83.98 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 80.64 m3 per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 77.09 m3 per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 74.81 m3 per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 70.51 m3 per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 67.52 m3 per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 63.24 m3 per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 63.7 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 61.24 m3 per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 53.72 m3 per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 52.25 m3 per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 49.71 m3 per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 43.63 m3 per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 41.74 m3 per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 41.95 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.15 m3 per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 44.65 m3 per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 45.86 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 48.7 m3 per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 48.85 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.85 m3 per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 47.41 m3 per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 50.41 m3 per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 50.92 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 57.98 m3 per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 63.38 m3 per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 65.62 m3 per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 71.73 m3 per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 78.69 m3 per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 80.72 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 83.26 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 83.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 90.69 m3 per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 93.42 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 92.76 m3 per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 92.76 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.18 m3 per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Japan's 92.76 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.94 m3 per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160.2 m3 per square kilometre | 140.68 m3 per square kilometre | 177.39 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 107.71 m3 per square kilometre | 88.79 m3 per square kilometre | 135.81 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.81 m3 per square kilometre | 83.98 m3 per square kilometre | 93.94 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.47 m3 per square kilometre | 52.25 m3 per square kilometre | 80.64 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.41 m3 per square kilometre | 41.74 m3 per square kilometre | 49.71 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.01 m3 per square kilometre | 47.41 m3 per square kilometre | 83.26 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.17 m3 per square kilometre | 83.8 m3 per square kilometre | 93.42 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Japan was 92.76 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 177.39 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.74 m3 per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 37th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.