Share global forest in Japan
Japan: Share global forest was 0.6016 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.6016
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.6016
in 2025
All-time low
0.5744
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.6016 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Japan peaked at 0.6016 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5744, in 1990.
Japan ranks 25th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5744 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5757 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5769 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5782 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5794 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5807 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.582 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5833 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5846 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5859 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5872 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5879 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5886 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5893 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.59 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5907 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5914 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5921 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5929 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5936 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5943 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5947 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5952 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5956 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5961 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5965 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5969 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5972 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5976 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5979 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5983 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5989 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5996 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6003 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6009 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6016 | +0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6016 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 57.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6016 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 21.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5801 | 0.5744 | 0.5859 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5904 | 0.5872 | 0.5936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5962 | 0.5943 | 0.5979 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5999 | 0.5983 | 0.6016 | 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 share global forest in Japan?
- Share global forest in Japan was 0.6016 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6016 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5744 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for share global forest?
- Japan ranks 25th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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