Japan vs Myanmar: Forest area
Japan
249,350 sq. km
in 2023
Myanmar
276,748 sq. km
in 2023
Japan rank
23rd
Myanmar rank
22nd
Forest area over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 276,748 sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 27,398 sq. km.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 23rd and Myanmar ranks 22nd of 213 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 | 249,475 sq. km | 301,373 sq. km | 51,898 sq. km | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 249,350 sq. km | 281,094 sq. km | 31,744 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 276,748 sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Myanmar?
- 27,398 sq. km, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Myanmar ranks 22nd 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.