Japan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Forest area

Japan
249,350 sq. km
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend
5.13 million sq. km
in 2023
Japan rank
23rd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
26th

Forest area over time

  • Japan
  • Pre-demographic dividend
02.0M4.0M6.0M199020062023

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 5.13 million sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 4.88 million sq. km.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 20.6 times Japan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 23rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 213 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 249,167 sq. km 5.76 million sq. km 5.51 million sq. km Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 249,165 sq. km 5.49 million sq. km 5.24 million sq. km Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 249,475 sq. km 5.39 million sq. km 5.14 million sq. km Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 249,350 sq. km 5.19 million sq. km 4.94 million sq. km Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Japan or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 5.13 million sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Pre-demographic dividend?
4.88 million sq. km, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pre-demographic dividend?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for forest area?
Japan ranks 23rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th 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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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
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.