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Forest area — Japan

Forest area in Japan in 2023 — 249,350 km². Ranked 23 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 249,350 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 23of 213
Period maximum 249,660 km²2010
Period minimum 248,760 km²2000

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Japan, 1990–2023248,750249,000249,250249,500249,7501990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 249,500 km²1991: 249,426 km²1992: 249,352 km²1993: 249,278 km²1994: 249,204 km²1995: 249,130 km²1996: 249,056 km²1997: 248,982 km²1998: 248,908 km²1999: 248,834 km²2000: 248,760 km²2001: 248,850 km²2002: 248,940 km²2003: 249,030 km²2004: 249,120 km²2005: 249,210 km²2006: 249,300 km²2007: 249,390 km²2008: 249,480 km²2009: 249,570 km²2010: 249,660 km²2011: 249,616 km²2012: 249,572 km²2013: 249,528 km²2014: 249,484 km²2015: 249,440 km²2016: 249,400 km²2017: 249,350 km²2018: 249,350 km²2019: 249,350 km²2020: 249,350 km²2021: 249,350 km²2022: 249,350 km²2023: 249,350 km²
Change over the period: −150 (−0.06%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 249,350 km²
World 40.35M km²
East Asia & Pacific 6.66M km²
Eastern Asia computed 2.77M km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 249,350 +0 +0%
2022 249,350 +0 +0%
2021 249,350 +0 +0%
2020 249,350 +0 +0%
2019 249,350 +0 +0%
2018 249,350 +0 +0%
2017 249,350 −50 −0.02%
2016 249,400 −40 −0.02%
2015 249,440 −44 −0.02%
2014 249,484 −44 −0.02%
2013 249,528 −44 −0.02%
2012 249,572 −44 −0.02%
2011 249,616 −44 −0.02%
2010 249,660 +90 +0.04%
2009 249,570 +90 +0.04%
2008 249,480 +90 +0.04%
2007 249,390 +90 +0.04%
2006 249,300 +90 +0.04%
2005 249,210 +90 +0.04%
2004 249,120 +90 +0.04%
2003 249,030 +90 +0.04%
2002 248,940 +90 +0.04%
2001 248,850 +90 +0.04%
2000 248,760 −74 −0.03%
1999 248,834 −74 −0.03%
1998 248,908 −74 −0.03%
1997 248,982 −74 −0.03%
1996 249,056 −74 −0.03%
1995 249,130 −74 −0.03%
1994 249,204 −74 −0.03%
1993 249,278 −74 −0.03%
1992 249,352 −74 −0.03%
1991 249,426 −74 −0.03%
1990 249,500 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 2.26M JP Japan 249,350 MN Mongolia 141,695 KR South Korea 62,570 KP North Korea 59,664
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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