Germany vs Japan

Germany vs Japan: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 32.8% in Germany and 68.3% in Japan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Japan, by 35.5 percentage points, or 2.08 times that in Germany.

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Change since 2010, percentage points · FAO

All yearsSince 2010
ValuesChange
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World
Germany vs Japan: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 32.8% in Germany and 68.3% in Japan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Japan, by 35.5 percentage points, or 2.08 times that in Germany.
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Latest figures

% of land · FAO

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
Germany32.8 202432.8107 of 209
Japan68.3 202468.520 of 209
World31.1 202331.4

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2024, Germany ranked 107 and Japan ranked 20 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearGermanyJapanWorld
202432.868.3–
202332.868.431.1
202232.868.431.1
202132.868.431.2
202032.868.431.2
201932.868.431.2
201832.868.431.3
201732.868.431.3
201632.768.431.3
201532.868.431.4
201432.868.531.4
201332.768.531.4
201232.868.531.5
201132.868.531.9
201032.768.532
200932.768.532
200832.768.432
200732.768.432.1
200632.768.432.1
200532.668.432.1
200432.668.432.2
200332.668.332.3
200232.668.332.3
200132.668.332.3
200032.568.332.4
199932.568.332.5
199832.568.332.5
199732.568.332.6
199632.568.332.7
199532.568.332.7
199432.468.432.8
199332.468.432.8
199232.468.433
199132.468.4–
199032.468.4–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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