Japan vs Lower middle income: Forest area
Forest area over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 5.71 million sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 5.46 million sq. km.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 22.9 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 213 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 249,167 sq. km | 6.39 million sq. km | 6.14 million sq. km | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 249,165 sq. km | 6.16 million sq. km | 5.91 million sq. km | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 249,475 sq. km | 5.92 million sq. km | 5.67 million sq. km | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 249,350 sq. km | 5.74 million sq. km | 5.49 million sq. km | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Japan or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 5.71 million sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 5.46 million sq. km, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 213 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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About this data
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.