Japan vs Sweden: Forest area
Japan
249,350 sq. km
in 2023
Sweden
279,800 sq. km
in 2023
Japan rank
23rd
Sweden rank
21st
Forest area over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 279,800 sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 30,450 sq. km.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 249,167 sq. km | 281,080 sq. km | 31,913 sq. km | Sweden |
| 2000s | 249,165 sq. km | 281,225 sq. km | 32,060 sq. km | Sweden |
| 2010s | 249,475 sq. km | 280,079 sq. km | 30,604 sq. km | Sweden |
| 2020s | 249,350 sq. km | 279,800 sq. km | 30,450 sq. km | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 279,800 sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Sweden?
- 30,450 sq. km, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st 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.