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Japan: Forest area (sq. km)

249,080sq km · 2025-0.1% since 2015

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens. Annual figures for Japan from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2025249,080
2024249,102
2023249,124
2022249,146
2021249,168
2020249,190
2019249,240
2018249,290
2017249,340
2016249,390
2015249,440
2014249,484
2013249,528
2012249,572
2011249,616
2010249,660
2009249,570
2008249,480
2007249,390
2006249,300
2005249,210
2004249,120
2003249,030
2002248,940
2001248,850
2000248,760
1999248,834
1998248,908
1997248,982
1996249,056
1995249,130
1994249,204
1993249,278
1992249,352
1991249,426
1990249,500

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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