Japan vs Myanmar: Forest area (sq. km)
Japan
249,080 sq. km
in 2025
Myanmar
270,953 sq. km
in 2025
Japan rank
25th
Myanmar rank
23rd
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 270,953 sq. km against 249,080 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 21,873 sq. km.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 249,167 sq. km | 372,608 sq. km | 123,441 sq. km | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 249,165 sq. km | 333,259 sq. km | 84,094 sq. km | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 249,456 sq. km | 301,373 sq. km | 51,917 sq. km | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 249,135 sq. km | 278,196 sq. km | 29,061 sq. km | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Japan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 270,953 sq. km against 249,080 sq. km in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Myanmar?
- 21,873 sq. km, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 23rd 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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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.