Which has higher forest area, Ethiopia or Japan?

Ethiopia, at 267,471 sq. km against 249,080 sq. km in Japan as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Ethiopia and Japan?

18,391 sq. km, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Japan: Forest area (sq. km)

Ethiopia

267,471 sq. km

in 2025

Japan

249,080 sq. km

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

24th

Japan rank

25th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Ethiopia
Japan

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 267,471 sq. km against 249,080 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 18,391 sq. km.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 24th and Japan ranks 25th of 214 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	281,006 sq. km	249,056 sq. km	31,950 sq. km	Ethiopia
2000s	274,818 sq. km	249,165 sq. km	25,653 sq. km	Ethiopia
2010s	268,709 sq. km	249,456 sq. km	19,253 sq. km	Ethiopia
2020s	267,569 sq. km	249,135 sq. km	18,434 sq. km	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Ethiopia or Japan?: Ethiopia, at 267,471 sq. km against 249,080 sq. km in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Ethiopia and Japan?: 18,391 sq. km, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for forest area?: Ethiopia ranks 24th and Japan ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.