What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Japan and United States Virgin Islands?

0.0001 sq. km per person, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States Virgin Islands?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs United States Virgin Islands: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Japan

0.002 sq. km per person

in 2023

United States Virgin Islands

0.0019 sq. km per person

in 2023

Japan rank

116th

United States Virgin Islands rank

118th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

Japan
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.002 sq. km per person against 0.0019 sq. km per person in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0001 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Japan ranks 116th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 118th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.002 sq. km per person	0.0021 sq. km per person	0.0001 sq. km per person	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	0.002 sq. km per person	0.0018 sq. km per person	0.0001 sq. km per person	Japan
2010s	0.002 sq. km per person	0.0018 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	Japan
2020s	0.002 sq. km per person	0.0019 sq. km per person	0.0001 sq. km per person	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Japan or United States Virgin Islands?: Japan, at 0.002 sq. km per person against 0.0019 sq. km per person in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Japan and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.0001 sq. km per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States Virgin Islands?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?: Japan ranks 116th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 118th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 12 October 2026

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.