Japan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Forest area
Forest area over time
- Japan
- Pre-demographic dividend
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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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.