Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Japan
Japan: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 28,713 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Japan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from modis in Japan is 28,713 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Japan peaked at 29,262 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28,454 1000 ha, in 2018.
Japan ranks 28th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29,078 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 29,262 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 29,046 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 29,008 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 28,896 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 28,849 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 28,955 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28,887 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 28,889 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28,894 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28,807 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 28,715 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 28,596 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 28,584 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 28,636 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 28,682 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 28,546 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 28,454 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28,636 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 28,705 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 28,611 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 28,468 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 28,588 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 28,713 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 28,713 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 62.8× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Japan's 28,713 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,717 1000 ha, 16.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,986 1000 ha | 28,849 1000 ha | 29,262 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 28,655 1000 ha | 28,454 1000 ha | 28,894 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,617 1000 ha | 28,468 1000 ha | 28,713 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Japan?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Japan was 28,713 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 29,262 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,454 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Japan ranks 28th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.