Japan vs Sweden: Forest area (sq. km)
Japan
249,080 sq. km
in 2025
Sweden
279,340 sq. km
in 2025
Japan rank
25th
Sweden rank
22nd
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 279,340 sq. km against 249,080 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 30,260 sq. km.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 22nd 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 | 249,456 sq. km | 279,987 sq. km | 30,531 sq. km | Sweden |
| 2020s | 249,135 sq. km | 279,340 sq. km | 30,205 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 279,340 sq. km against 249,080 sq. km in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Sweden?
- 30,260 sq. km, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 22nd 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.