Share of deforestation that is exported in Japan
Japan: Share of deforestation that is exported was 0.6% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Share of deforestation that is exported in Japan, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.6% for share of deforestation that is exported in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 811.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Japan peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
Japan ranks 92nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of deforestation that is exported in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +93.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +41.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +76.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +36.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 3% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.3%, 5% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Japan?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Japan was 0.6% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Japan rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Japan ranks 92nd out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 811.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.